“We did, but we didn’t find anything significant. It was a quick walkthrough. Honestly, we weren’t expecting it to end up where it is, so we probably could have done a better job of searching her house. We did have the crime scene go there when the other victims went missing.”
Well, at least he was honest.
Mistakes happened when you were working a crime, and Gene appreciated that he was man enough to admit they could have done a better job.
That was just one more reason they were back here to do just that.
Oh, and for them to get a feel for this case. Something had to connect the women.
“It’s right there,” Dannie said, pointing to the house down the street.
Together, they took it in.
It was a quiet cul-de-sac where her cute little house was sandwiched between two houses that were both up for sale.
Parking, Gene was a little surprised when a man headed their way.
“Are you the Johnsons?” he asked, his hand out and that big, electric smile on his face.
Gene didn’t hold his hand out.
Why?
He wasn’t who this man clearly thought he was. Instead, he pulled his coat back, flashing his badge and gun.
The man blinked.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m showing both of these houses, and my first set of potential homeowners are late.”
Gene was curious.
“And you are?” he asked.
The man pulled a card out of his pocket.
“I’m Harry Mulberry—like the bush. Like I said, I’m showing these two houses today.”
Gene was curious.
“How long have they been on the market?” he asked, as Ethan moved closer to him.
The man pointed at the white one on the left of Ivey’s home.
“That one for two weeks, and this one for ten days. Why do you ask?”
Gene ignored him.
“And do you show them often?” he asked.
The man blinked.
“I mean, I show them as much as I can. I’m trying to get new homeowners in them, so yeah, often is the key. Why do you ask?” he inquired again.
Gene took his card and passed it to Ethan. Was it suspicious?
No.
But he was covering all of his bases. Already, Ethan was searching something using his phone, and Gene would bet it was going to be this man.
