Bella swallowed nervously as she tried to figure out the best way to answer Richie's question. Of course, there was no way she could tell them she had been the one who had killed him, right? She couldn't give them such information without knowing the actual events that led to her driving a sword to Dan's guts.
Merely looking at her, Richie could tell she knew something but didn't want to say it. He was a lawyer, after all, and could read body language very well... Well, maybe not as well as he thought since he had easily been deceived by her before. Donald Williams' Will and testament were going to be read the following day, and he needed to find out if there was something he could do to protect Dan from his brother Patrick if things turned sour.
"Please, if Dan means anything to you, we need to know the truth," Kathleen pleaded.