Bennett pried Carter at work, Gillian questioned Willy as he was painting a pink San Francisco Doggie Town House on the front lawn of his rented house, Lucy and Lindy divided the task of grilling Phoebe, Ronnie, and Dylan during one of their weigh-in sessions, and James even asked a few subtle questions to Savannah Lowndes and Mrs. Emerson after church let out. No one discovered anything of any use. “All I learned is that my man Carter seems to have it bad for Ronnie.” Bennett remarked at their last supper club meeting. He shook his head, perplexed. “She’s not my kind of woman, but I guess some men like ’em scrawny.” “How do you know he’s interested in her?” Lucy asked while violently stabbing a piece of chicken with her fork. “Oh, he’s always wondering about little details. Where’d she come from? What did she do before Witness to Fitness? Like how would I know?” Bennett smoothed his mustache and added sympathetically, “That boy can barely concentrate on delivering the mail.
