Shirley sounded disinterested, "Didn't he say he had some business to discuss? He'll be back once he's done."

"But my brother bumped into him after he finished that meeting. He even told my brother to hurry back," Vera said, her gaze sliding toward Nancy. "Shirley, you don't know, but I overheard some of the dancers talking as they passed by. They mentioned seeing a man and a woman in the backstage corridor, and it sounded an awful lot like James and sister-in-law."

"Vera, what ...