Chief Carr soon met with Dave who then explained the routine to him for complete clarity.
"We found the body of a young woman, assumed to be the tenant, Ellen Wells. She was naked, lying in the bathtub, the water having slowly drained out, looks like an accidental drowning."
"Oh, my god," Tory said as she turned her face toward Dave. "I just spoke with her on the phone a few hours ago. How can this be happening? This town is my home, yet everywhere I go there's death."
"Tory, when was the last time you met with Ms. Wells?"
"I, I've never met her," she said through quivering lips. "As I said, I spoke with her on the phone a few hours ago about signing the papers I brought with me about a rent increase. She was fine. She said to come over anytime today, she was going to take a long soa
