Ann, I can always depend on you to find the little, tiny inconsistencies that everybody else (including me) misses. My intent was to show Claude as a man who uses every trick in the book to seduce a woman, including faking a bad French accent. I just assumed everyone would view him as a self-centered hypocritical (rats! I ran out of adjectives!) low-life below whom is nothing. I never considered that he probably had a better command of English than I gave him.
On the other hand, he's probably the kind of guy who'd think that a thick French accent would appeal to the ladies, and if that helps him get in the front door (so to speak), he'll use it.
Anyway, your sharp eyes spotted one. But I hope my after-the-fact explanation lets me out just this one time. I'll try to do better from now on.
Thanks to all of you who've posted such positive things so far! I hoped the FOLCs would like it. All I can say now is, I hope you like the rest of it half this much. Oh, and watch out for the suspects.
One At-A-Boy to the first person to pinpoint the killer before the revelation scene. Quantities are limited, so apply now! Operators are sitting by.
