Lester’s greedier relatives were knocking on Barbara Jean’s door for a handout well before the first fistful of dirt hit the lid of Lester’s coffin. One previously unknown cousin came by claiming Lester had promised to fund her Hawaiian vacation. A great-niece wanted to interest Barbara Jean in “a surefire business opportunity” that just needed “a little start-up money.” Several of Lester’s leering male relations dropped by, basted in Old Spice, all prepared to provide guidance and a strong shoulder for the beautiful widow to weep upon. This sort of situation, Clarice thought, was precisely
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