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Murder She Wrote: A Question of Murder
Donald Bain, Jessica Fletcher
Excerpt
…AND…CURTAIN!“Who’s this?” the actor playing Detective Carboroni
asked the character Whittaker.
“My daughter’s former suitor,” Whittaker replied,
sounding pleased.
“That you?” the detective said to Cynthia.
She responded by letting out a blood-curdling wail and
running from the stage. Her mother, Victoria, had collapsed
on the couch where she fanned herself with a magazine.
Carboroni nudged his toe into Paul’s side. There was no
response from the fallen actor.
It all sounded like scripted banter. But I sensed
something was wrong. From my vantage point, Paul hadn’t
moved a muscle since stumbling into the scene and falling
at Cynthia’s feet. The pool of fake blood had been
widening. I saw a stricken look come over Larry Savoy’s
face. He motioned to Melinda in the wings, and the curtain
began to close...
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