"Everybody's Business," by Ken Teutsch, in Mystery Magazine, February 2022.
When Karl gets out of prison he returns to his hometown. Most of his neighbors want nothing to do with him but the exception are two brothers. Far from being turned off by Karl's record, Tommy and Randall are thrilled to know a genuine convict. As you may guess, they are not the brightest knives on the tree.
One night they come to Karl with an exciting deal: a grouchy old lady wants them to kill her neighbor. Karl can split the money with them if he is willing to help. And by help they mean doing the, well, killing part.
Karl agrees, but he has a plan of his own. And what could possibly go wrong?
Some fun twists in this one.
