Helen gazed up at him. “OK, forget the gun. Why did you help Bo during the investigation and trial of the case?” He let out a ragged breath. “Because I believe that good people make terrible mistakes in this world. I . . . made an awful one that I’m still paying for. I didn’t want you to have to go through that.” “Why?” Ennis looked down at her with kind eyes. “Something tells me that you’ve been paying for something else for a long time.” She nodded. “Since 1977.”
