Question H

[Jonetta]

Ella Adderly shows up at Charles’ funeral and gives the impression they had a relationship but no one could believe that could be true based on her looks and age. Were you persuaded by their logic? What conclusions were you forming at that time?

[Phrynne]

I assumed she was from the asylum but had no idea of what part she was going to play in the story.

[Robin]

I figured she was an escaped patient from the asylum and was delusional.

[Jonetta]

They certainly influenced my opinion of her. I didn’t know what to make of her at the time. She didn’t seem like a mistress and her connection to Virgil wasn’t established yet. I was utterly confused.

[Veronica]

It seemed like an odd addition to the story and didn't really end up adding much, if anything. I never considered her as a true red herring because she never had access to Charles' house.

[Jonetta]

More like a confusing diversion. Her only role was to answer the question of why he did the Adderlys helped him get the job.

[Lauren]

It was a weird red-herring.
It seemed like a redundant repetition of Tom Brandt's murder and the idea that unmarried women who give in to depression and hysteria become stalkers.

[Jonetta]

Good point, Lauren.