I tried to keep my face pleasant, but I didn’t speak. “It’s my fault,” she said. “Pardon?” “All of it. I got drunk with another man when I should have been home with my husband. I gave you people the wrong information. I caused Levon to go to Kevin Penny’s trailer. These things are all my doing.” “Forget it,” I said. “You’re a nice lady, Miss Rowena.” There was a smile in her eyes. It’s strange how much a kind word can do.
