Chapter 173

"I don’t know who you are or what happened to Violet Yancey. Why are you asking me? I really have no clue about anything." William Murdoch ended the call with Lila Glenn after dropping that line. He knew Violet had dirt on him — enough to ruin him if she opened her mouth. He had considered locking her up before, but figured that might just push her to spill everything. Not long ago, word got around about Edward, the old warden, dying from illness in prison. It wasn’t hard to guess there was something shady behind that. William pieced together some evidence, and when Forrest White handed over what he’d dug up about Violet’s father, it was game over. That night, the police showed up and took Violet away. He'd already done the groundwork with the cops. Even if Violet ratted him out for killing Emma Woods, everything tied to that pond had been taken care of. She’d been missing for so long, with no solid proof left. It wasn’t much of a threat anymore. But William overlooked one person — som