Lily

Somebody was waiting for Sebastian and me on the courthouse steps at 7:30.

“Johnny!” I cried out as I hugged him.

“Anything?” Sebastian asked.

“No,” my bodyguard said wearily. “I, uh… ‘dropped by’ all three guys’ places. None of them were home.”

“None of them?” I asked.

“Not a one.”

I was disappointed – and yet somewhat relieved. I’d been imagining some pretty dark things since Johnny and Sebastian had stayed silent about him ‘questioning’ the three men.

“Maybe they were asleep and just didn’t answer the door,” I suggested.

Johnny smirked. “I didn’t let their doors stop me, Lily.”

“You – ” I lowered my voice. “ – you broke in?!”

Johnny gave me a Come ON, Lily kind of look. “Do you really think I was just going to politely knock at 3AM at the door of somebody who could have framed Connor?”

“No,” I said, disturbed. “But – ”

“It doesn’t matter. They weren’t there.”

“Which means they could be dead, too,” Sebastian said.

“That’s crazy,” I said. “You don’t really think she’d kill six people