There was no way I was going to go out with anyone stupid enough to have married Frank. After that obnoxious woman left, I just exchanged a glance with Vivian and shrugged. I felt no need to go deliver my answer to that annoying bitch.

"I think our gate idea is best," I said to Vivian, "I would like us to have this place to ourselves as soon as possible. Perhaps the judge involved will even be susceptible to... persuasion. After all, many of them are old, and a little stipend to make way for a [i]very[/i] comfortable retirement would be very appealing to those! I gave Vivian a playful little wink. It was high time I started using my money to make things better for myself!

As appealing as it seemed to frame Frank for murder, it would be best to avoid deaths in the house as much as possible. Far too many strange things had happened here recently - the police were bound to be getting suspicious, and the last thing I needed was to have cops trying to bust me. Who knew how large a bribe they would require before going away?