“They would definitely have motive,” Dino said. “How many are there?”
“Four,” Stone said. “His three children and his alma mater.”
“My money’s on one of the kids,” Dino said.
“How were their relationships with him?” Josie asked.
“His daughter never met him,” Stone said.
“Could she have acted out of spite?”
“She didn’t know he was her dad until I told her last week. She hadn’t even heard of him before that.”
“Then I guess it couldn’t be her.”
“Unless she’s lying about not knowing, and had him killed,” Dino said.
“First, he didn’t abandon her,” Stone said. “Until a couple months ago, he didn’t know she existed, either. Second, and more importantly, she is a schoolteacher.”
“I’ve known plenty of spiteful schoolteachers.”
“Perhaps, but I find it very unlikely she could have afforded the kind of person who could pull off sinking a yacht.”
“Unless she offered to split her inheritance with him.”
“An inheritance she would have only known about if she talked to Trenton or me ahead of time. Which she hadn’t.”
Dino still didn’t look convinced.
“What about the other two?” Josie asked.
“Both sons. Ryan, the younger one, didn’t impress me as someone who wanted his father dead. His brother, Aaron, however, I’m not so sure.”
“He didn’t like his father?”
“I don’t know a thing about their relationship. What I do know is that in the previous version of Trenton’s will, Aaron was to inherit a much larger share of the estate and was not pleased to hear that was no longer the case.”
“Let me guess,” Dino said. “He didn’t know therewasa new will.”
“Gold star,” Stone said.
“Did he know about the daughter?” Josie asked. “I mean, his sister.”
“Half sister, and not until I read the will.”
“How very dramatic.”
“Maybe you can work a scene like that into one of your movies,” Dino suggested.
“I’ll give it some thought,” Josie said with a smirk.
Drinks arrived and their dinner soon after.
Once they’d finished eating, dessert was offered, but they were all feeling the effects of the long day, so they politely declined.
They left in the Bentley, Fred dropping Dino off first.
When they reached Josie’s hotel, Stone said, “Thank you again for making today happen.”
