Miles Gordon is murdered
por Esther Daniels
1. Suspects
1.1. Lily Elliott Rose & Lock Elliot's daughter; Miles' niece
1.2. Alex Brodie Callen & Eva's son
1.3. Rose Gordon Elliott Lock Elliot's wife; Miles' sister
1.4. Loughlin (Lock) Elliot Lily's Dad
1.5. Will Gordon
1.6. Miles' old girlfriend
1.7. Miles' wife
2. Madrona Point is preparing for the annual Highland Games, excitement and tension filling the air as shopkeepers freshen their storefronts, athletes ramp up their training, and townspeople form committees to oversee events. Callen Brodie has no plans to join in the celebration this year; having just retired from the Air Force he feels tired, cranky, and old. No amount of coaxing by his family and friends will change his mind…until a body of one of the judges is found and Callen’s son Alex is accused of murder. Now Callen, with his wife Eva and best friend Matt Grayeagle, must find the killer. It’s a good thing they have their Corgis, Ruby and Poppy, and German Shepherd Jazz on the case!
3. Lily and Miles fight. He puts his hands around her throat, and when she gets free Lily pushes him away, he stumbles and falls head first into a sharp stone corner and dies.
4. Motives
4.1. Lily snaps and can't take Miles' abuse anymore
4.1.1. RED HERRING: Lily tries to kill Miles with poison but doesn't succeed; he is hospitalized and then released.
4.2. Lily's Dad knows how the family treats her and kills Miles to protect her
4.2.1. RED HERRING: Lily's Dad confesses to the crime.
4.3. Alex kills Miles in a rage during a disagreement
4.3.1. Miles' treatment of Lily
4.4. Rose finds out how Miles really feels about her and kills Miles by accident during a fight
4.4.1. RED HERRING: Rose hits Miles over the head with a heavy vase and he falls unconscious. She thinks she has killed him
4.5. Will is cheating on his wife and being blackmailed by Miles, so kills him to stop the blackmail
4.6. Miles' old girlfriend knows Miles is blackmailing Will and blackmails Miles so that she will win the Games to win the cash prize
4.6.1. Miles decides it doesn't matter if the girlfriend exposes that he is blackmailing Will and the girlfriend kills Miles in a rage