User blog:Lindsey Guyton/Veil of Secrets Theories

Here are some of my theories for Veil of Secrets:

1. All Four Sterlings are Victims of Homicide: Since Tanner is the first confirmed victim of homicide, and considering that the Sterling family seems to be disliked by many people in Birchport, it is possible that Pierce, Margaret, and Bryce Sterling will eventually become the other three victims.

2. Jeff Duffy Is a Person of Interest: Jeff Duffy appears to be completely incompetent and dim-witted, not to mention a very insignificant character in the series thus far. However, it seems unlikely that Jeff Duffy was just thrown into the story to serve as Walsh's puppet. He may only be acting completely incapable and incompetent to hide his crimes.

3. The initials 'AA' stand for the Alanis Who Died in the Fire: Tony Rez mentioned that Alanis, someone who "pissed off the Sterlings'", died in a fire. If the MC chose to investigate Pierce's study, he/she found a locket with the initials 'AA'. It can be inferred that the initials on the locket are those of the Alanis who died, implying that this person has history with the Sterling family.

4. Grant Murdered Tanner: Considering all we know about Sterling-Emerson rivalry, and that Grant was at the marina for the festival hours before Tanner's death on his yacht, it can be speculated that Grant is a person of interest for Tanner's murder. In Chapter 3, when Margaret says to Pierce that something "came up" concerning Tanner, it's possible that the situation was related to his untimely demise later that night. Grant could have done this in response to suspecting that Scarlett was having an affair with Tanner, but it is also likely that Grant would resort to murdering Tanner so that the Sterling family would have one less heir. This is supported in Chapter 2, after Pierce states that Grant is always trying to "capitalize on his family's embarrasment", and in Chapter 9, where Scarlett seems hellbent on having her family surpass the wealth of the Sterlings. (I wrote this theory on the Veil Of Secrets Theory Page .)