Daya snorts, and I shoot her a glare. “Yes, I wanted to know what your plans are for Thanksgiving. I expect you and Daya will be visiting?” I suppress the groan working its way up my throat. Daya and I are like a married couple and split holidays between our families. She has a large family, and they’ve always welcomed me with open arms. Their get-togethers are loud with laughter and games, and I die of bliss every time I eat their food. While my family is small and stiff. My mother has mean cooking skills, but she lacks the warmth and comfort, and I usually end up going to bed early and leave in the morning. “Yep,” I confirm. I roll my lips, contemplating doing something very stupid now that I have her on the phone. “Hey, uh, Mom?” “Hmm?” she hums, a note of impatience laced in her tone. “Can I ask you a few questions about Gigi’s murder?” Daya’s eyes widen almost comically, and she mouths, “What are you doing?” She knows as much as I do that Mom might not take well to us investigating Gigi’s murder. But I have to ask. She might have some valuable information, and getting in an argument with her might be worth it if there’s a possibility of learning something new. She sighs. “If it’1l convince you to move out of that place.” I don’t deign her a response to that, letting her believe what she wants if it gets her talking. “Did you know Grandpa John’s best friend? Frank Seinburg?” She’s silent for a beat. “I haven’t heard that name in a long time,” she says. “I didn’t know him personally, but your Nana spoke of him.” ‘““What did she say about him?” She sighs. “Just that he was around a lot up until Gigi was murdered, then he kind of disappeared.” I roll my lips. “Do you know about Grandpa John’s gambling habits?" I push, incapable of keeping the hope out of my tone. Unfortunately, she detects it. “Why are you asking, Addie?” she deflects with a tired sigh. She’s always weary when it concerns me. “Because I’m interested, okay? I met Frank’s son,” I admit. “Mark. He talked to me about Gigi. He remembered her, and he brought up some interesting things about John’s gambling.” I don’t admit that I’m investigating her case myself. I’d prefer she assumes that we happened to have a connection and spoke on it, nothing more.