Chapitre 18: Chapter 18

“If I did, his security system would let someone know.” I frowned. “If I had tried that, the night of his murder, it would have gone off then. I wonder if the cops considered that. Technically, it should have when I broke in—” I made finger quotes, “—through the back door. I wonder how the police explain that it didn’t.”

“How many homeowners keep the system on while they’re in the house?”

“Don’t ask me. I have no clue,” I said. “B&E is not my thing.”

“I would hope not,” Trent said dryly. “Most people turn their systems off when they’re home until they go to bed.”

“Okay. But with him dead, now, wouldn’t the police or someone have made sure the system is on to keep nosy parkers out, if nothing else?”

Trent grimaced. “You do keep putting up roadblocks.”

It was my turn to be pensive as I thought about the two men. “Let’s go for Seaver.”

“Any particular reason why?”