Was this recent or soon after Anna died? There’s something about the Shelley/Thompson clan I can’t put my finger on. That comment makes no sense unless it was for Howie’s benefit. He probably has something on them too. Heck he’s the one of cast doubts on Howie regarding Daniel. This whole thing is confusing. If this was a novel we’d at least have some type of denouement. This just seems to go on and on.