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''Think about it, Mr. Frazier. Your brother there has managed to amass himself a right tidy little fortune. All of a sudden his long lost brother shows up, a brother none of us have ever even heard about. And the same day that brother shows up, Betty Elizabeth drives her car over the edge of a cliff and old Theodore comes up missing. Now ask yourself, if you was me, wouldn't you think that was all kind of strange?"
Still Charlie knew better than to answer. He stared back defiantly at the hawk-nosed man, waiting for his next move.
"Well, like I said, me bein' the suspectin' type, long before I showed up at that motel this mornin' to see you and the little lady, I did some checkin'. I got ahold of the folks at Frazier Securities and found out the name of the law firm that handled your brother's legal affairs. I only had one question to ask them, Mr. Frazier. Know what that question was?"
Charlie shook his head and continued to force the smile. This was no time to blow it.
"Well, sir, I wanted to know what would happen to all that money if both Betty Elizabeth and Theodore was out of the picture. I mean, what with them not havin' any children, I got to wonderin' who would inherit all that money."
Charlie folded his arms and allowed the weight of his body to sag against his father's

 
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