Dennis Murphy

You could say, well, maybe she's driving events here.

Maybe she wants to get rid of the wife.

That's great.

Julie Griffith's family had hardly had time to absorb the horrific news of her death in a house fire when disturbing rumors started reaching them that investigators thought her death was foul play.

The sheriff's department kept details of the murder quiet for days.

Daughter-in-law Allie.

After Keith was released the night of his interview with detectives, he headed straight to his friends, the Bradleys.

They were floored to hear the line of questioning that he recounted.

What was up with his marriage, his alibi, the gun he owned?

Son Aaron also got called down to the station that same evening, and he too was questioned about his parents' marriage.

Nothing.

Was there any money troubles?

Was there any relationship things that we knew of?

But to a person in the Griffith Circle, the very idea that Keith might know something about Julie's death was, well, just flat out crazy.

I knew he didn't do it.

The friends' working theory was a botched break-in.

They'd heard about the neighborhood's recent rash of burglaries.

Maybe that's what happened to Julie.

But for Detective Carter, the burglary theory of the crime wasn't panning out.

Even as they sorted through the rubble, detectives at the scene found untouched valuables, two safes, a cache of guns, and Julie's purse sitting in plain sight.