Madison might be able to help the police find her killer.
The lawyer looked at Rob, but spoke to Madison. “Could we talk in private? It’s about Miss Wycoff’s estate.”
Madison almost laughed at the word estate. Other than a few pieces of gold jewelry, Erin didn’t have much. “This is my friend Robert Matthews. He was also a close friend of Erin’s. You can talk in front of him.”
The lawyer arched one eyebrow skeptically, then said, “Miss Wycoff had me draw up a will for her about six months ago. She left you everything.”
For a gut-cramping second the world froze. “She did? I’m surprised Erin bothered with a will. She didn’t have much.”
He gazed at her for a long moment in a way that struck her as odd. “Like I explained to the police, the exact worth of her estate won’t be clear until the sale of the property is finalized and some back taxes paid. But it’s in the neighborhood of eleven million dollars.”
Eleven million? The magnitude of this news poleaxed her brain. She managed to whisper, “Are you sure?”
“What property?” asked Rob.
“It’s six acres outside Tallahassee. She inherited it from her parents. It was in the sticks when they bought it. The town’s spread out and a new shopping center is going in. She agreed to sell the land to the developer. It’s in escrow right now.”
“Oh my God,” Madison whispered. The police were already suspicious of Madison. Now they would have a motive for murder.
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Madison almost laughed at the word estate. Other than a few pieces of gold jewelry, Erin didn’t have much. “This is my friend Robert Matthews. He was also a close friend of Erin’s. You can talk in front of him.”
The lawyer arched one eyebrow skeptically, then said, “Miss Wycoff had me draw up a will for her about six months ago. She left you everything.”
For a gut-cramping second the world froze. “She did? I’m surprised Erin bothered with a will. She didn’t have much.”
He gazed at her for a long moment in a way that struck her as odd. “Like I explained to the police, the exact worth of her estate won’t be clear until the sale of the property is finalized and some back taxes paid. But it’s in the neighborhood of eleven million dollars.”
Eleven million? The magnitude of this news poleaxed her brain. She managed to whisper, “Are you sure?”
“What property?” asked Rob.
“It’s six acres outside Tallahassee. She inherited it from her parents. It was in the sticks when they bought it. The town’s spread out and a new shopping center is going in. She agreed to sell the land to the developer. It’s in escrow right now.”
“Oh my God,” Madison whispered. The police were already suspicious of Madison. Now they would have a motive for murder.
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