How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I'm not charging Dale with anything," Starr said. "If you let him ride out in cuffs I'll take them off of him as soon as we get to the café. Dale's no killer, I know that. But there's a chance the killer's watching this investigation, and if he thinks Dale's our suspect, he might get sloppy." (13.111)
Detective Starr figures that the easiest way to lure a murderer out of hiding is to arrest someone else publicly. He asks Dale to be his fake suspect, even though everyone knows that Dale couldn't possibly murder someone.
Quote #8
"The double-chinned lady with the jealous husband," I said, pointing to Mr. Jesse's girlfriend. I winked at Lavender and sat down.
"Me?" she sputtered. The crowd turned. "I barely knew Jesse Tatum, and my husband doesn't have a jealous bone in his body," she said. "We were at a shag contest in Myrtle Beach the day Jesse died. Anything else you've heard is a lie." (15.45-46)
Leave it to Mo to spill peoples' secrets during Mr. Jesse's funeral and to point out his married girlfriend. She doesn't even realize that she's making things super awkward for the woman and her husband.
Quote #9
"It was a lie," I said, finding my voice again. "Dale's daddy told it after the car crash that brought the Colonel to town and made him forget his life." Somehow, it didn't sound so good out loud. "The point is, Slate might think that rumor about the money is true. I'm thinking that's why he kidnapped Miss Lana." (20.35)
There's a rumor going around that the Colonel has a suitcase full of cash, but it isn't true. Still, lies can motivate someone like Robert Slate to track down the Colonel and Miss Lana and hold them for ransom.