Although Detective Steele and Gloria were friends,he soon began to suspect her of the murder
Instead of going to Ben's funeral,Gloria ran away
Detective Steele thought that this was a strange way for her to behave
Six years later,she was found living in another town with a man named Carl Thatcher
Detective Steele wanted to put her on trial for murder,but he had only one piece of evidence against her
A shopkeeper in Aspen had sold Gloria some rat poison two weeks before Ben'death
The most important thing was for Detective Steele to find a motive for the murder