This was the best of all possible epilogues.

Mrs. McCreadle - very cool neighbor

Henderson confused by Lois' blather? Do not bet your life on it. He was pounding a beat, long before Ms. Lane started writing for the Planet. The man can smell a cover-up a mile off.

I feel for the Langs, but not for their daughter.

Mayson's sister was a class act...just like Mayson.

The final scene in Lois' apartment says it all:

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When they eased apart, breathless and a little overawed, it was done. They had moved beyond friendship and into the dawn of something new. Something beautiful. Something strong. Something everlasting.

They were in love.
Thanks for a satisfying mystery and a crackling good read. I hope the boards are graced with your writings again...soon!
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Morgana

A writer's job is to think of new plots and create characters who stay with you long after the final page has been read. If that mission is accomplished than we have done what we set out to do, which is to entertain and hopefully educate.