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“Okay. Has he tried to go home?”
“Connor says no. Even if Scott wanted to, there are a couple dozen cops there right now. And if his security cameras can be accessed with his phone, he might already know that.”
“Good point.” Baz drew a breath and Kit recognized the movement. It meant she wasn’t going to like what came next, so she braced herself.
“I assume his plan is to kill Rita and make it look like Reeves did it.”
She’d been right. She didn’t like it. “Yes.”
“If he had someone steal Reeves’s RAV4 out of Joel’s driveway, he probably thought Reeves was there. Thought he wouldn’t have an alibi again.”
“But I was with my attorney,” Sam said.
“Smart move,” Baz said. “Someone stole your car, so that’s a lead to follow.”
Kit shook her head. “If Scott did hire someone to steal it, he’ll probably kill them, too. The kid who found Skyler’s grave apparently went to collect payment and hasn’t been seen since.”
“Do you think he’d take Rita to a park?” Sam asked.
To bury her.
Kit’s heart began to pound anew because she should have thought of that. “Yes. If he follows his pattern, he’d take her to one of the parks that has maintenance going on. They dig up the earth for him and there’s no one around because the area is cordoned off from park visitors.”
“Where is that happening right now?” Sam asked.
Kit swiped away from the FaceTime screen to scroll through her emails. “Connor sent me the list he’d compiled of maintenance schedules.” She found the email and clicked on the attachment. “Please,” she muttered as she scanned the document. A moment later she sucked in a breath. “The Simpson Botanical Garden. They had a water main break. It was fixed this afternoon. That’s where he is.”
“I know that place,” Sam said. “It butts up against the Torrey Pines Extension. I hike there with Siggy all the time.”
That was where she was going. She gave Snickerdoodle’s head a quick kiss before sliding out from under her.
“Kit,” Baz said sharply. “Call Connor. Let him go.”
“I’ll call him for backup. I’m closer than he is right now. Thank you, Baz.”
“You did it yourself. I just helped you focus. Call me when you get him.”
“I will,” she said. “Gotta go.” Ending the call, she was at the front door before she realized Sam was on her heels. “Where are you going?”
“With you. You might need an alibi.”
She stared at him in disbelief for a split second, then opened the door, unwilling to waste time arguing. “You can drive.” She had calls to make.
“Kit!” Harlan shouted as she was about to get into her Subaru. “Where are you going?”
“I know where Scott is,” she called back. “I’ll bring her home.”
Alive. Please let her be alive.
CHAPTER TWENTY
Del Mar, California
Wednesday, April 20, 8:15 p.m.
Sam drove faster than he ever had before.
It’s going to be dangerous. You could get hurt. Killed.
