[ Heās leafing through a pile of papers when she brings that up, and he pauses, tongue poking at the inside of his lower lip as he thinks it over. Heās deeply unsure about giving her the name of his client, but without it, thereās little she can do other than take up space. ]
Letters, mostly. Especially doctorās notes. Anything that references Edward and-slash-or Leona.
[ Whitney Monroe, the sleazebag who owns the manor, had been sweet on Leona Baxter for some time, and when her husband, Edward, took ill, Whitney pounced. The Baxters had very little by way of money, and Monroe offered to pay for his hospital expenses in exchange forā¦ well, Leona. Out of love for her husband, she agreed, but by the time Edward passed, the guilt was eating her alive.
Which was why she went to Alec. Alec was able to dig up just enough to believe that Monroe was keeping Leonaās husband ill in order to prolong their arrangement, but went one step too far and ended up doing him in.
Murder is a far more serious charge than blackmail, to be sure, but with no proof, Leona could not go to the authorities, and did not exactly want her infidelity to become public knowledge. And even then, with all of Monroeās money and charm, there was reason to doubt heād stay in prison for long- provided he was even found guilty in the first place.
Alecās job is to find irrefutable proof that Whitney Monroe killed Edward Baxter, but more than that, his job is to leave the man nothing to fall back on. No contacts, no money. Complete alienation from his social circles and his funds.
Perhaps itās a good thing that Emily is along. If sheās too busy putting Monroe on trial, she wonāt be around to interfere as Alec turns the world against him. ]
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Letters, mostly. Especially doctorās notes. Anything that references Edward and-slash-or Leona.
[ Whitney Monroe, the sleazebag who owns the manor, had been sweet on Leona Baxter for some time, and when her husband, Edward, took ill, Whitney pounced. The Baxters had very little by way of money, and Monroe offered to pay for his hospital expenses in exchange forā¦ well, Leona. Out of love for her husband, she agreed, but by the time Edward passed, the guilt was eating her alive.
Which was why she went to Alec. Alec was able to dig up just enough to believe that Monroe was keeping Leonaās husband ill in order to prolong their arrangement, but went one step too far and ended up doing him in.
Murder is a far more serious charge than blackmail, to be sure, but with no proof, Leona could not go to the authorities, and did not exactly want her infidelity to become public knowledge. And even then, with all of Monroeās money and charm, there was reason to doubt heād stay in prison for long- provided he was even found guilty in the first place.
Alecās job is to find irrefutable proof that Whitney Monroe killed Edward Baxter, but more than that, his job is to leave the man nothing to fall back on. No contacts, no money. Complete alienation from his social circles and his funds.
Perhaps itās a good thing that Emily is along. If sheās too busy putting Monroe on trial, she wonāt be around to interfere as Alec turns the world against him. ]