What would you do if two policemen knocked on your door, said they were investigating a murder, and asked where you were on the night of September 15th?
In order, I would wet my pants, scream, and then ask if I could please check my calendar. Also I would invite them in for cookies.
St. Bob and I both enjoy
detective shows, though I’ll admit I forget all about the dead victim if they
have a cat or a dog, and I cannot rest until it is made clear who is going to
care for that pet, now.
As we try to figure out
who-dunnut, we find it particularly challenging when there are multiple
suspects and people who have motive.
And here is where an important
insight came crashing into my brain: If you have several enemies, YOU could be
a murder suspect one day! I mean, odds are they won’t get killed, but then if
they’re so despicable that you’ve chosen them for an enemy, maybe someone else
will do them in. These are the very people murderers tend to kill, right?
Think about that nasty co-worker, that mean neighbor, that jealous in-law. Everyone who's made it on to your Enemies List. And now they're dead. Shot in an alley, rolled up in a handy nearby rug, stuffed into a trunk, and dropped in a park. I think we can all agree that murderers need to be more creative. Nevertheless, YOU are now among the suspects! Innocent you!
You’ll be marched in with everybody
else who hates this enemy—well, hated, since he’s dead—and someone on the other
side of a two-way mirror will point at you and say, “Her—the one with cookie
crumbs on her lips.”
See? I just saved you from a prison sentence. The least you can do is buy one of my books.
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