"As I was leaving his apartment, Towson told me he was going to phone you and he did, in spite of your denial. That's when he told you about the cups, the directory and my knowledge of history."
"Yes, he did phone me after you left his place. He just warned me about you, that's all. He didn't know what you were up to. That's all there is to it."
"Why didn't you tell the police he phoned? It would show he was alive after I left. Why didn't you tell the police about the message I left on your answering machine, when I was first trying to reach you? Those things would have supported my improbable story?"
"Sorry, Ray. Thinking back on it now you're right, I definitely should have. At that time, I believed you were guilty and they had you. I wasn't on your side then. I didn't think it important. What difference does it make now?"
"You told Chip you hadn't spoken to Towson since the party. You said you'd never been given a gun. Those were more lies, weren't they?"
"I don't like you talking like this. Barner shot Al. They have the murder case all wrapped up."
Then Ray set the trap that Sandy had suggested. "You said you didn't leave your office until six, but they have a witness that went to your office around five, found it closed and left after waiting for over an hour."
"I was showing a property."
He gave her a sad look and slowly shook his head.
She closed her eyes tightly and grimaced. "There isn't actually such a witness is there?"
"No," he said in a low voice.
"That wasn't very nice, Ray."
"Sorry. I can guess the rest of it. You acted very quickly that day. You had the idea of killing Towson already in your mind. But you didn't know when. You didn't have a plan. Then I showed up. Al had already told you on the phone that we had been arguing. The pieces of your plan fell into place. The perfect fall guy had fallen into your lap. You realized the day for action had arrived. It was the perfect time to go ahead with what had been on your mind. You then told me to wait a few hours before reporting Loraine, so I'd be out running around with plenty of time to have gone back and shot him."
"This can't be happening, Ray. Since our wonderful night together, I've thought about nothing but the two of us. I had everything planned in my mind...the rest of our lives together." She put her palms to her cheeks and looked down at the table. "You're tearing my dream all apart. I can't believe you're saying these things and doing this to me, to us."