Jonnie’s box turtle, Miles Merriweather, always walked toward the nearest wall. Naturally, Steve and Joe decided to use Miles as a meat timer, placing him in the center of the yard and taking the steaks off the grill when he reached the house.
It worked perfectly, and Steve and Joe enjoyed some delicious steaks. Three hours later, when Jonnie got home and asked where his turtle was, nobody had an answer. Apparently he had not been returned to his enclosure when his timing duties were complete. For two nights and a day three grown men searched for a box turtle and were evaded.
Then, Sunday morning, Miles Merriweather showed up at the back door, alive and filthy. Jonnie was so overjoyed that he let Miles stay outside in his aquarium while the three roommates went to church.
Outside. In a glass box. With no shade.
By the time the trio returned home, Miles Merriweather was no longer among the living. Was it the sun? Was it something that happened during his 36-hour absence? Nobody knows. Jonnie buried Miles in the garden that afternoon.
And for six years now, the question has remained… Who Killed Jonnie’s Turtle?
