Bending over, Gwynn picked up the painkillers one by one. She said softly, “They’re for my stomach! I’ve been having some gastric problems lately!”

It was a perfectly logical explanation.

That convinced Gladys. Then, the old servant helped her mistress pick up the remaining painkillers. She said, “Now that you’re back in Brookesville, I think you’re going to start having some quiet life. You have to think about Lorian and take good care of yourself, Ms. Gwynn.”

In fact, she knew Gwynn had a