Summary

Chapter 7 returns to the present as Libby starts to go through some of the items she’s boxed away. She has a hard time sorting through the items and ends up getting in touch with Lyle. She meets up with Lyle at a nearby bar, and they discuss the case. Neither believes that Runner was the killer. Libby believes that Runner was too dumb to pull off a murder without getting caught, and Lyle agrees. Libby finds herself again thinking that Ben could be innocent. She is even hopeful she might be able to prove it with Lyle’s help. She asks for money, and Lyle immediately hands it over, revealing that he’s in charge of funds from the Kill Club. Libby feels like she’s starting to like Lyle, but she does not want to have those feelings.

Analysis

Libby dismisses the...