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easy for Daisy to sneak up behind her.
    “Burning off some steam?” Daisy asked. 
    Olivia clutched her chest and spun around, surprised that anyone was behind her.   
    “What are you doing sneaking up on me like that?  You scared me half to death,” Olivia said. 
    “It’s only fitting that you didn’t see me coming, considering the murderer snuck up on Hank the same way.”
    Olivia gave Daisy a closer look.  After a moment, Olivia knew why she recognized Daisy. 
    “Wait a minute.  You were at the party last night, weren’t you?” Olivia replied. 
    Daisy nodded.  “I saw you having a rather heated argument with Hank.  It must have really burned you to find out he was cheating on you with a woman younger than you.”
    Olivia went from seemingly exhausted from her workout, to suddenly flush with adrenaline.  Anger had a way of catapulting a person’s emotions that way. 
    “That’s none of your business,” Olivia snapped. 
    “Sounds like I touched a nerve.  I guess you never thought that Hank could betray you the same way he betrayed his wife,” Daisy said. 
    Olivia started making some serious tracks towards her car. 
    “I don’t have to talk to you,” Olivia insisted. 
    “You know, running away just makes you look guiltier, and you already look plenty guilty as it is.”
    Olivia stopped dead in her tracks, then whirled around.  Her anger was getting the best of her.  Suddenly, she lashed out. 
    “How dare you talk to me that way,” Olivia barked. 
    Daisy didn’t back down.  Instead, she remained aggressive, hoping that Olivia would let something slip.  Daisy knew just what button to push to set Olivia off. 
    “I’ll bet you thought he’d leave his wife for you, that he’d give you a promotion.  The fact is, you didn’t deserve a promotion.  You planned a launch party that was a complete disaster.  Last night was about as much fun as a tax audit,” Daisy said. 
    Olivia was full of rage now.  That usually played right into Daisy’s favor.  Suspects had a tendency to let things slip when they lost control of their emotions. 
    This time, Daisy had pushed a little too far.  She hadn’t counted on Olivia coming so unhinged. 
    Olivia appeared to be on the verge of striking Daisy.  Before that happened, Daisy pulled the pepper spray out of her purse and held it up.  That was enough to keep Olivia from attacking.   
    “Stay away from me or I’m going to call the police,” Olivia warned.
    Daisy called her bluff.  “No you won’t.”
    “Try me.”
    “You’re a murder suspect.  That last thing you want is the police hanging around, digging deeper in your life.  There’s no telling what they might find then.”
    Olivia began to back away.  “I’m warning you to stay away.”
    “What’s the matter, are you worried what they might find?”
    Olivia got very defensive.  “You can’t prove anything.”
    “Neither can you.  Saying you were walking your dog in the middle of the night makes for a lousy alibi.”
    Olivia started walking backwards until she reached her car.  “It’s the truth.”
    “We’ll see about that,” Daisy said. 
    Daisy wasn’t nearly done questioning Olivia.  Unfortunately, Olivia had no intention of answering any more questions.  Olivia quickly got into her car and sped away, leaving Daisy in the dust.   

 
    Chapter Twenty-Five
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Daisy was still waiting for the day when one of these investigations went smoothly.  It clearly wouldn’t be today.  After Olivia sped off, it would have been easy to get discouraged.  That’s what the killer wanted.  It was what they counted on in fact.
    Daisy couldn’t let that happen.  It didn’t matter how rough things got with the suspects.  She had to press on and find the real killer before it was too late.   
    Just as Daisy found herself getting caught up in her thoughts, she got a phone call from Chloe.  And with that came some good news