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“Yeah, I’ve got one of the drones with me. I’ll do a fly-by tonight and see if I can pick up anything. Meanwhile, does anyone know where the psycho pseudo-ex has gone?”
“No,” said Brock. “And that’s a problem for me.”
Brock pulled away from the curb and started to drive back to Damon’s place. He switched channels on the comm unit so only Seth and Alicia could hear him, tapping his earpiece twice and flashed Alicia three fingers. Alicia had to pull the thing off to adjust it to a secure channel, but once she had it, she popped it back in her ear.
“Yeah, Brock,” said Seth.
“That mole thing? I think it just got worse.”
“You think both Ewan and Janine know,” said Alicia.
“I’m afraid so. I think Ewan has known where you were for a while now. I think in trying to flush you out, he came upon some sensitive information and sold it to the highest bidder,” said Brock.
“Shit,” snarled Seth.
CHAPTER 18
ALICIA
They were headed back to Damon’s when Alicia was suddenly struck by what she feared Brock would see as a whim, but it had flitted across her brain and wouldn’t let go.
“Brock, can we go back to the vital records office?”
“I don’t think we need to rub their noses in it.”
“I don’t think so, either. In fact, I’d be happy to just try and slip in the back. The fewer people who know what we’re doing, the better I’ll like it.”
“What’s going on in that beautiful brain of yours?”
“What if I’m not the first one?”
Brock glanced at her. “What do you mean? Not the first one what?”
“Not the first woman he and Janine have done this to. Seth, are you still there?”
“Yeah, baby girl...”
Brock growled and Seth laughed.
“Seth? Knock it off,” said Alicia. “I wouldn’t provoke him. He’s not a happy camper. He wanted to get some answers from Janine, and we got shut down.”
“Good point. My apologies, Brock. No offense meant to you or your girl. So, Alicia, what can I help you with?”
“I asked Brock to take us back to the records office. Didn’t you tell me that the death certificates were the first thing digitized?”
“Yeah. Who are we looking for?”
“We’ll do a hand search but see if you can find any death certificates for someone named Rennault. Someone other than me.”
“What are you thinking?” asked Seth.
“What if I’m not the first? What if they’ve done this before?”
“Do you think she was really in on it or just turned a blind eye?”
“At first, I thought she just didn’t care,” said Alicia, “but then I saw the smirk she gave us. Something that kept bugging me was how Ewan came up with this scam? I know I don’t believe he’s as smart as he thinks he is. I’m just not certain he’s even as smart as we think he is.”
“You think she’s the brains behind this?”
