Three Times Lucky Chapter 6 Summary

Keep Your Windows and Doors Locked

  • Once she's in the car with the Colonel, Mo refuses to believe that Mr. Jesse is dead until the Colonel gently tells her that the police found his body—he's definitely dead.
  • He tells her to keep her eyes and ears open and to stay safe, then they go to the café since Karate Night is still happening.
  • Poor Mo gets paired with Anna Celeste, who immediately starts criticizing and mocking her.
  • Then Detective Starr shows up and starts asking people what they've been doing all night. Anna Celeste pipes up to say that she and her mom drove past Mr. Jesse's earlier today, and that there was a boy near his house.
  • Mo immediately panics. She knows who Anna Celeste saw—it was obviously Dale pulling the boat over so that he could collect the reward money.
  • Detective Starr tells them all that he found Mr. Jesse's body in the boat, and that he suffered from blunt force trauma. Yeah, this isn't looking so good for Dale…
  • He also asks where Miss Lana is and says that he'd like to talk to her once she gets back into town. Detective Starr calls the Colonel out on lying about when he bought the car, and the Colonel apologizes.