I knew he was just doing his job, and although I felt uncomfortable with his suspicion, I decided to explain after some hesitation.
“My name is Tara Green, I’m a software engineer. We were all in the same college club as Zoe. After graduation, we stayed in touch since we all stayed around the city. The six of us have been close for years, meeting up every few months. Yesterday was her birthday, and she booked this villa so we could all celebrate together. We drank, sang, and talked about old times. I got so drunk I blacked out and didn’t wake up until this morning. I have no idea what happened after that.”
After I started, Evelyn, Chaz, Sam, and Casey followed suit, introducing themselves one by one. As for what happened last night, everyone was like me, too drunk to remember.
Mike opened a bottle of water, frowning as he thought for a moment, then began asking more detailed questions about our relationships with Zoe and each other’s personalities.
After going around the group, it seemed he didn’t have much to go on. Finally, he took another sip of water and asked, “Did the victim have any relationship issues recently?”