"I told ya, you didn't do anything wrong," Clyde said. "I just thought you should meet with these nice folks and the four of us can work something out that'll protect everyone."

Gayla looked at Shamira. "She'll keep looking. I can tell that about people. Some just want a quick yes or no about the person who's passed on, but your sister . . . she's the kind that NEEDS to know. She needs closure."

"That's her," Shamira muttered. "She's a bulldog when she gets her mind to something. And she called ME stubborn."

"You are," Clara pointed out.

"I am . . . don't you start."

The four of...