So she really was talking about Ray, just omitting the names.

What I don't get is why he was talking about Ray.

Perhaps one day we can tell her about Ray.

"Chad never talked about Ray after that, but I know it had to hurt."

The students were more concerned about Ray and the death of his father than about their final exams.

It would make sense of so many things about Ray that don't make sense.

"If this is true about Ray," I say, "and they bring him in again, will you still want to go for the death penalty?"

Was he trying to figure out if Max knew the truth about Ray?

An important fact about Ray was that his family had a lot of money.

"If you wondered about Ray and me, you sure never showed it."