Page 144 of Eternal Obsession

“It’s complicated,” she said.

“Ingrid?”

“He hasn’t got a birth certificate. He has no driving license.”

“Well, we can get him in for questioning on that alone.”

“He’s too elusive.”

Blake ran his fingers through his hair. “You said you’ve left the best for last. So go on then. Let’s have it.”

Ingrid opened the large beige folder and spread the contents on the table. “DNA,” she said.

He studied the papers.

“As you know, it’s possible to determine the sequence of base pairs in the DNA and thus identify an individual with high level of certainty . . .”

“We got a fingerprint?”

“Better, a blood sample.” Ingrid smiled.

“Where from?”

“Jadeon Artimas.”

“How did you obtain that?”

“I need you to keep an open mind.”

“I’m listening.”

“We radiocarbon-dated the blood cells.”

“To discover his age? Bit dramatic.”

“There was marked transmutation,” she said.

“Okay. Wait, there was what?”

“Jadeon Artimas is over two hundred years old. And no, before you ask, there is no way it could be one of his ancestors.”

“So you determined his true age?”

“The results were run three times!”

“Impossible,” Blake scoffed.

“Ellison verified it.”

“Maybe—”

“They used cutting-edge technology.”

“Okay, as always I’m seeing it through your eyes. And I know you have something else for me.”

“I do.”

“Do I need a drink?”