“Lucy open this door! I know you’re in there.” Bette said knocking on the Duffy’s door that same night.

Moments later the front porch light went on and Michael opened the door at the same time adjusting his robe. “Bette, its late what’s going on. What are you doing here in the middle of the night?”

“Is Lucy in there? Can I speak to her? It’s important.”

“Bette honey what’s going on? Are you ok? C’mon in” Lucy said with concern in her voice.

“What were you doing at the Cemetery this evening? I know you were there and I also know that you don’t like to visit cemeteries all by yourself. Do you know something you should be telling me?”

“Bette, what are you talking about? Calm down honey” Lucy tried to calm Bette down.

“No! I swear I saw your car there this evening. What were you doing at Julie’s grave? Tell me!”

“No honey I was here at home all day long.”

“Don’t lie to me Lucy! Tell me what you were doing at the cemetery today dammit!” Bette yelled.

“Bette Porter. Don’t you raise your voice to Lucy she’s like a mother to you.” Michael said angrily

“She’s not my mother! My mother left me long time ago.” Bette snapped in anger

“Michael calm down will you. It’s ok” Lucy said while trying to calm down at least Michael and turned to Bette. “Bette I was at home the whole afternoon and as far as I’m concerned Katie borrowed my car this evening. She said she wanted to go for a ride.”

“Katie? Katie’s here? Where is she? I need to talk to her then!”

Katie Stevens was Lucy’s niece. She too was very small and thin framed just like her aunt. When she was young she loved to spend her summers at Michael’s house but after what happened to Julie seven years ago, she stopped spending her summer there any longer. Her reason was that she was busy with school work.

“Katie came this morning she said she wanted to spend her summer holiday here and in the evening she borrowed my car. She said she wanted to go for a ride and meet with an old friend.”