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The bell above the door jingled as Margaret swept in, flour still dusting her cardigan from her own kitchen that morning. "You heard about Henry Pinkerton, then?" "Heard? I found out before his own wife did. He was in here not twenty minutes before it happened, buying a cinnamon twist." "A cinnamon twist? Henry hasn't touched sugar in fifteen years. Doctor's orders." "That's exactly what I told Constable Briggs. A man doesn't break a fifteen-year streak on a Tuesday morning for no reason." "Unless he knew." "Knew what?" "That he wouldn't be around long enough to worry about his blood sugar." The kettle began to whistle from the back room, but neither woman moved toward it. "You think he meant to—no. Not Henry. He had that fishing trip planned with his grandson." "Then somebody else knew. And wanted him sweetened up before the fall." "Edith, you've been reading those paperbacks again." "Have I? Then tell me why there were two cups on his kitchen table when they found him. Two cups, Margaret. And only one with lipstick on the rim." The kettle screamed. Still, neither of them stood. "What color lipstick?" "Coral. The shade Vivian wears."