She sensed it best not to wake her but remained vigilantly alert in the event she was needed. After Karen slumped to the floor Elisabeth helped her fr...end to the car and then drove them to Karen's hotel."I understand now." Karen told Elisabeth gravely as both women sat tentatively in Karen's hotel room."I know." Elisabeth responded with sincerity. She too had experienced some of the understanding. Not as much as Karen had, but enough to know that Karen understood.Karen stood up and walked. Quickly she jumped up and spun around. No one really knows how it happened, whether it was her wet feet or her shock of seeing someone approaching, either way though Tiara was soon splaying her hands in the air and falling backwards into the Lake. She went under after a quick squeal. She thought she heard a "fuck" but she wasn't sure. Water rushed over her. She came back up and sputtered, spitting a mouthful of lake water out of her throat. She pushed her hair back and tread water for a few. “You’re home, you’re home!”The traffic in the airport flowed around us, but nobody seemed to mind. My family showed up next, and Mom was just about as bad as Kelly, hugging me and crying. My father and brothers were a little more sedate. I simply shook their hands. Mom took one look at me and said, “You’re so thin! Don’t they feed you?”“Mom, nothing is as good as your cooking, because you cook with love!” I answered, laughing.“Oh, that is just awful!” complained Dad. “Who writes your material?”. ”“Possibly, but if he did, he wouldn’t be the one dead, would he?”Em answered that with a silent look before continuing. “Who found the body? His wife?”Here Mike grew silent, staring out the window. “No. I didn’t want to cast her in a bad light, but you need to know. Their maid discovered his body. No one’s heard from Martha since the murder.”“So it’s possible he forced her to admit what was happening, they fought and she defended herself.”He sighed, tapping his fingers on the seat. “That.