Title: The Dear Departed
Description: Did he murder his ex-wife or was he protecting someone?

In any case his behavior was peculiar. One moment Jim Fuller vehemently denied his guilt. The next moment he just as vehemently demanded that Richard Trenton not do a single thing to prove him innocent.

It made no sense to Richard. What could his friend hope to accomplish by this apparent self-sacrifice?

What did make sense was that Richard had to prove his friend's innocence-and do it fast!