Bk 2 - Chapter 84 - Confessions

Shaw

That video just about sealed our case for us. But not as solid evidence. We showed James the video, and he confessed to everything. Including trying to set up Lenore to take the fall.

When we brought James in for an interview, we didn't have much but hunches. Or at least, Benny's famous hunches, the ones he's never wrong about. The boat was clean, like James said it would be. We got a search warrant for the house, and it is being executed now. Gayle was in another interview room. James didn't know that. Since they were married, we couldn't force her to speak to us because of spousal immunity. Whatever she knew about James before or during their marriage was privileged. But we had to try, of course. It would be up to her if she decided to give us information that could put James in a cell for life. Or a jury could decide to give him death since murder was a capital offense. And this particular murder appeared to be premeditated, which could make things worse as far as sentencing go