Question G

[Jonetta]

Ellie learns that someone from the law firm has embezzled $20,000, which is the same amount that suddenly appears in Lee’s accounts. Did you suspect he’d done that? Was that in conflict with what you knew about him?

[Lauren]

I was suspicious about this especially considering he felt guilty about something. That said, considering his personality, I had my doubts he was behind the theft.

[Christina T]

I was also suspicious of it but blew it off thinking it was more of a red herring. With how Ellie's coworker was acting I thought he (was it Frank?) was involved in that one.

[Lauren]

Christina T wrote: "With how Ellie's coworker was acting I thought he (was it Frank?) was involved in that one."

Yes, Frank was definitely more on my radar as the culprit here.

[Robin]

I wondered if someone at the law firm had somehow made the two deposits into Lee's account to make him look guilty. I didn't think Lee had stolen the money himself.

[Jonetta]

It gave me pause because the amounts were the same and I don’t like coincidences. But, it just didn’t seem to fit the man.

[Lauren]

Jonetta wrote: "It gave me pause because the amounts were the same and I don’t like coincidences. But, it just didn’t seem to fit the man."

The same amounts had me suspecting it might be true, but then I thought about it again and dismissed it because it was too out of character.

[Jonetta]

Same here.

[Anita]

I didn't believe Lee took the money from his firm. Not in his character to do something like that. Where it could have come from? I thought it was a retainer from Lindsey's parents for her case. He didn't know if the firm would let him take the case. If not, I think he would have pursued it on his own.

[Jonetta]

They were cash payments, just under the federal reporting limit, which made them suspicious.

[Charlene]

Robin, I think your thoughts are well expressed, and I shared your opinion at that point.

[Sharon]

Robin I'm with you. I didn't suspect Lee. It felt like someone was setting him up. I thought it was either Roger Peyton or Frank. Both Peytons seem a little shady to me.

[Jonetta]

Roger was really high on my list for orchestrating the murders. I didn’t trust him and I recall Ellie not being able to reach him the night Lee & Kate were killed. But, I thought Frank had embezzled the money.

[Sharon]

Jonetta wrote: " But, I thought Frank had embezzle..."

I suspected Frank of embezzling, but then I thought that Roger had enough access to the firm to allow him to embezzle and put the focus on Frank. I didn't like them at all.

[Lauren]

Sharon wrote: " I didn't them at all.."

They were both totally smarmy, but as I'd already decided that Kate was the target of the killing, I couldn't see either one as the mastermind.

I could see them wanting to kill Lee but not Kate.

[Sharon]

Good point.

[Robin]

Roger and Frank were my main suspects. I also didn't like Peyton Sr. He seemed like the kind that would use a hitman to get rid of problems.

[Karen ♐]

At first, I thought it was a retainer from Lindsay's parents but I really felt that Lee was honest right from the beginning. I then thought that someone at the firm did it to get Lee in trouble. My main suspect was Frank.

I didn't like any of the men that Ellie worked with at the firm (except Lee, of course). Roger gave me the creeps.

[Lauren]

I agree Karen. Roger and Frank were so smarmy!