"You see what I mean?" Paul hissed out to Betty and Betty gave a groan, hiding her face behind her hand. "Yes Paul, I see," she replied placatingly. Betty sincerely wish she hadn't been the one to discover the body. It was sad that it was Sarah and she was thankful the two of them hadn't been super close. She wondered how Mary was doing, but couldn't find her in the crowd.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Clyde gave a small nod at the Sheriff's thanks and sat back down. He only partially heard the information given, but figured it wasn't of any importance. He watched with mild curiosity as Lamar seemed to straighten some as the reporter asked his question. It was interesting to see the man seem invested in anything, but perhaps Clyde was reading too much into things.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Mary watched as Sue moved around her kitchen effortlessly. It wasn't surprising. Mary used to be a social butterfly of sorts and many folks had been at her place often. Now, though, she generally permitted few in.<br/><br/>"He called me earlier today..." Mary was cut off by Sue's phone ringing. She felt uneasy as Sue answered. It didn't seem anyone was actually on the line and Sue returned to their conversation.<br/><br/>"I sure hope not..." Mary said with exhaustion, "I can't handle seeing him tonight."<br/><br/>She's phone rang again and at the same time so did Mary's house phone. She jumped at the shrill noise and shot Sue a worried look. She answered the phone and gave a sigh of relief when she heard Michale's voice. She wasn't really sure what she had expected, but whatever it was she was happy that it hadn't happened. "Mary?" his voice sounded raw. "Yeah...?" "Can..can I come over?" he sounded drunk. Mary stood, her hand gripping the phone so tightly her knuckles were turning white. "Sue Ann is here," she said, leaving his question tactfully unanswered. "I wanna smoke," he replied, ignoring her statement. She gave a frown. Smoking did seem awfully tempting. It would calm her nerves. She looked back towards Sue and wondered if she smoked at all. She always seemed straight laced. "Sue is Phil's sister. Deputy Phil." Michale gave a heavy sigh, "Tomorrow night then." Before Mary could reply, he hung up.