Page 56 of The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair

PreyAllDay:

I guess when you’ve killed so many times, they all start to blur together.

ShockAndBlah:

It is a good last name though. Daphne St Clair is very Sasha Fierce.

StopDropAndTroll:

Da fuck? It’s a hooker name.

ShockAndBlah:

Wow, so Ruth is reading our comments!! What does Ruth think Daphne’s hiding?

PreyAllDay:

Maybe nothing? But she does seem to be challenging her, as if she knows something specific.

StopDropAndTroll:

That’s a weird way to say thank you for giving her some clout and a payday. Daphne’s her freaking meal ticket!

ShockAndBlah:

I dunno, maybe it’s personal. . .

CapoteParty:

Don’t you feel like we jumped over some years though? One moment it’s 1970 and now it’s 1991? What happened in between? Maybe that’s what Ruth is getting at.

ShockAndBlah:

Probably nothing. Maybe she told Ruth, and it didn’t make for a good podcast.

PreyAllDay:

Yes, all killer, no filler please!

INTERVIEW WITH LEAH SIMMONDS, DONALD ST CLAIR’S DAUGHTER

RUTH:So, now you know. Did you ever meet Daphne?

LEAH:No. . . I hadn’t seen my father for over a decade by that point. Still, I can’t believe he was murdered. I was shocked when the police reached out.

RUTH:How do you feel?

LEAH:My dad deserved better than this. All people do. I’m the product of marriage number two, which only lasted four years. But he was still my father. Some part of me always hoped that later, when he retired, we might actually get to know each other, that he might actually take an interest in me, but Daphne took that chance away.

RUTH:I’m sorry for your loss. I know that your mother has passed away, but I don’t suppose you could give me any information about Donald’s third wife. I understand that he had a daughter with her?

LEAH:Honestly, I couldn’t tell you. My dad just really didn’t feature in my life. He worked constantly and seemed to hop from woman to woman, marriage to marriage. Children were just a byproduct to him.

RUTH:I’m sorry you had to grow up like that. Father-daughter relationships can be so complicated.

LEAH:Yeah. Hey, now that we know he was murdered, is there any way to recoup the inheritance? Should I maybe talk to a lawyer?

RUTH:You can certainly try but I have a feeling she spent it all. She’s not much of a saver.

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