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“We think it’s suicide,” Barbara said. “But we can’t rule anything out at this stage.”
“Where were you the night before last, Mr. Bell?” Tucker asked.
He shifted uneasily. “Here, watching TV.”
“And last night?”
“Up at the Lame Horse. It’s a bar on—”
“I know where it is,” Tucker said curtly.
“And where were you the night Marcus Anderson was murdered?” Barbara pressed.
Nathan seemed to start a little. “Why d’you want to know that?”
“Just answer the question, please.”
“I guess I was probably at the Lame Horse again.”
“You don’t sound sure.”
“No, I’m pretty sure I was.” He looked at Barbara. “You can call ’em and check.”
She glanced at Tucker, who gave a small incline of his head. “We’ll do that, sir.”
“Is that it?” he asked.
“Not entirely,” Tucker said. “We’d like to talk to you about Todd.”
“Todd?” Another hard drag on the cigarette. “Why do you want to talk about Todd?”
Barbara noticed how he answered a question with a question. Stalling, buying time.
“Well, sir,” she said. “It was the last Colony killing in Deadhart, and it could be relevant.”
“Thought you caught the vampyr that done it?” He aimed the question at Tucker.
Barbara saw Tucker flinch a little. “I thought that too,” he said.
Nathan reached forward and stubbed out his cigarette. “I told you everything I could before. It was a long time ago.”
Tucker looked at him. “I guess this must feel like history repeating?”
“What d’you mean?”
“I mean, you were friends with Todd, and he was killed. You come back. Your son is friends with Marcus and now Marcus is dead.”
Nathan glared at him. “You accusing me of something?”
Tucker shook his head. “Just making an observation.”
“Yeah, well, maybe you should be observing that those bloodsuckers are back, and another kid is dead. Maybe they’re looking for revenge?”
“As I said,” Barbara cut in, “we’re examining all angles at the moment.”
Nathan snorted. “Well, you can go ‘examine’ elsewhere. I’ve nothing more to say to you.”
Barbara glanced at Tucker. They couldn’t do any more. They had nothing but supposition and guesswork.
