"I'm behind and it's hard to catch up," Miss Ellis said.

But Miss Ellis doesn't want to let on to her situation.

"Nothing," Miss Ellis will answer, and smile not very convincingly.

Sure enough, Miss Ellis was sitting on the brown chair.

Miss Ellis shook her long blonde hair back off her shoulders.

Miss Ellis stood up and began to button her coat.

By the way, how many accountings have you ever made to Miss Ellis?

Miss Ellis left the room, returned with an office memorandum calendar and turned the pages.

Miss Ellis asked her if the subject of Ellerbeck and his wife "not staying together" had been raised.

Miss Ellis asked about the text message Ellerbeck sent her the morning of the day his wife died.