“Tell me what you have.”
What I have.
I asked to work remotely from almost literally nowhere because I heard about a recent possible homicide that might work nicely into one of our dramas. I hadn’t mentioned that it was my hometown or that there was no suspicion of foul play. I left out more than I included.
“Not a lot. Not yet,” I reply. “This place is small. I was able to rent a cottage for up to two weeks.”
“Two weeks,” Echo repeats, surprised. “I didn’t know you would be gone that long. You know you have notes from Liam. He has questions about the drowning scene they’re about to film. Be sure to check your email. He said he may need to talk in person. I told him you couldZoom.”
“The internet isn’t great, but I think it will support that,” I say. “I’ll check his notes and my emails. Don’t worry. Today’s Saturday, and I doubt I’ll learn much here over the weekend. This town kind of rolls up its sidewalks, if you know what I mean. I promise I’ll keep in touch.”
“Sounds like a fun place.”
I shake my head as I reach for my coffee. “Then I’m representing it wrong.”
Echo’s soft laugh comes through the phone. “Well,I’m glad you made it, and I sure as hell hope this trip yields some good shit. You know how tough it is to be original these days.”
“I do. Thanks for the time, Echo. I’m off to look for Liam’s notes right now.”
“Stay safe in nowhere.”
“Not much happens here.”
“Then this possible homicide is big news.”
I fight the urge to come clean and let her know that no one else is suspecting foul play. “Potentially,” I say instead. “I’ll talk to you later.” I disconnect the call and look around the quaint cottage. Nothing big ever happens in Blue Gil…
Only accidents.
Right?
Chapter
Six
“Welcome back toCrime Daily Podcast.I’m Kenzi.”
“And I’m Ali. Remember that woman who made national news asking for information about her husband?”
“I do,” Kenzi replies. “Do we have an update?”
“He was found. Yesterday was his funeral.”
“His funeral,” Kenzi says sadly. “Wasn’t he the football coach at a small school in Wisconsin?”
“Michigan. Under his coaching, the small high school won the football state championship two times. The whole town seemed to love him. His funeral was a big event.”
“What happened to him?”
Ali hums. “They aren’t saying. Everything I find says his death was accidental.”
“Just like boom? That seems a bit fishy.”
Ali laughs. “The name of the town is Blue Gil. It’sdefinitely fishy.”
“Let’s keep checking back. Town heroes don’t just die accidentally.”
“I agree, Kenzi. Speaking of Michigan… Has there been any progress on the cold case in the Upper Peninsula?”
