No doubt the opening of dialog was due to her roommate.
All this attention from Howard could be due to a guilty conscience.
He's the only one who is a direct threat and that's due to our coming so close to getting him in the past.
No other guests were due to arrive for a few days and with the housework up to date, thanks to the temporary help of Janet, the Deans decided to try out the fresh snow on the cross country trails on Red Mountain.
She had been cool toward him at the funeral, but that may have been due to the fact that she was grieving.