Six hellish days in jail for Ray and the worst was yet to come. He was awaiting the inevitable transfer out to the county jail. Strange to be told the city jail was child's play by comparison. Whenever he heard the clang of the metal door, even late at night, he'd stiffen. They would soon be around to cuff him, put him in a van and carry him off to an even stranger and uglier world.
Worst of all, he realized, Sandy would be gone.
He knew she needed to go back to Philadelphia. He didn't blame her. Even so, he feared when she left, the investigation on his behalf would come to a halt. An aggressive defense wasn't likely without her. They could do whatever they wanted with him.
That Friday morning Sandy and Jerry Kagan were sitting across from him in the visiting room. She spoke first, "Sergeant Lewis just told me you haven't been eating. What's that all about?"
Ray shrugged. "I'm all right."
Kagan said, "I spoke to the judge about delaying your transfer out to county. I've several motions pending, and he's going to use that as an excuse to delay the transfer as a favor to me. Said he'll give us five more days. They were supposed to transfer you long ago. The best he can do, very sorry, Ray."
She said, "I can see you're on the edge of depression and I hate to hit you with this right now, but five more days is all I can give you too."
Ray was expecting that. He nodded and gave her a tight smile, "That's okay. I appreciate all you've done."
Unexpectedly, in a loud voice she said, "Hey, I've got a life in Philly, you know!"
Her tone surprised him. "I understand, it's fine."
"I can't spend my entire life down here straightening out your mess!"
"Of course not, it's okay, Sandy."
She shoved her chair back and walked rapidly to the window. She would rather stay and see him out of this terrible ordeal. After a few minutes, Sergeant Lewis noticed and walked over beside her. He said something, she nodded she was okay and came back and sat.
"Okay, let's get on with it." She pulled out her notebook. "I had a second meeting with Tammy Jerrold. She was quite interested in how our investigation was going. She suspects Loraine now but still doesn't want to see you, Raymond. I got her talking about Towson. She happened to mention he was paying Loraine alimony."
"Alimony? She's getting alimony?" Ray said.
"Yes, big bucks every month. Towson complained about it according to Tammy. Why then would Loraine kill him? If he's dead he can't pay alimony."