Thanks so much, Pholy! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the link.
I do think I'm going to edit this. I think the dad should have died more recently (e.g. not weeks before) as I am wondering how realistic it is that the police would not have hit up Helena and Teresa sooner. Come to think of it, that might be a good idea to unhinge Teresa a little more, if the police are pestering her about this and not letting her move on with her life. Or if reporters are...I mean, she is a local fixture and he's a local professor, so if he's dead, that would be news, wouldn't it?
Also, I am not sure the health inspector subplot works---what did you think about that aspect?