Vickie had no reason to answer me since she'd much rather kill me, but if I could spin this in a way that made it look like all we wanted was to find justice for her, then maybe. And we did want to, as well as a host of other things.

"We want to know if you were murdered and by who, Vickie." My voice came out strong and confident, much more than I felt. "We want to help."

Nothing happened for a moment, and then a gust of wind extinguished some of the candles. The ...