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“And you decided?”
“It was Milo who told me he had a conspirator working with the FBI. That could have been the start of the setup. He wanted to make me mistrust the agents who might help us. Why would anyone choose Trey to set up? You’d think that anyone as clever as Trey would be difficult to frame, that they’d prefer someone easier, with a lower profile.” She added, “Unless they were looking for a challenge.”
“Like Milo.”
“Like Milo,” she repeated. “And we know Milo has a vicious streak. He might have been aiming at a target he wanted to destroy.”
“And that was Trey Suber.”
She nodded. “He received a lot of publicity when he was hired by the FBI for their serial killer investigations. It featured his background and how many serial killers he’d helped catchduring his career. But he hadn’t caught Milo nor any of the people he’d subjugated. Though he probably came close and made them uncomfortable. No doubt he was a constant threat to Milo and the cult he created, and he must have wanted to take him down.”
“So, he started to put together a plan to frame Suber,” Lynch said. “That makes sense.” He reached over and gently touched her cheek. “And you evidently put together a plan to get Suber’s ass out of trouble.”
“Not yet. I’m busy hunting down Milo. I believe I’ve located a Robert Benjamin who was his roommate for two terms at Princeton. It wasn’t easy, Milo had acolytes and didn’t bother with friendships.” She changed the subject back to Suber. “But we should help Suber get out on his own.” She smiled. “If you decide to help him. I wouldn’t want you to do anything against your conscience.”
“My conscience has amazing limits.” He pulled her head down in the hollow of his shoulder. “Haven’t you noticed? While you’re not tracking Milo, we can see what we can do for Suber. But you know that Milo will probably be following and keeping his eye on us? It might be an opportunity.”
“That sounds like bait. Aren’t you the one who told me not to do that?”
“I still don’t like the idea, but it’s not so bad if I’m in the mix. We’ll see, it might not happen.”
She had to laugh. “But you’re already anticipating how to trap the bastard and hang him out to dry.”
“One has to always take advantage of fortuitous circumstances. In this case we might make our own. I didn’t like how upset you got when that son of a bitch called you. I don’t want it to happen again. I need to wrap this up.”
“However, you might call that a fortuitous circumstance because of what came after.”
“That’s true.” His lips brushed her temple. “That was indeed fortuitous, every time, every way. You might even call it many-splendored.”
“I might.” She nestled closer to him. “If I wanted to be verbose. I prefer simplicity.”
“You didn’t prefer it last time. You embraced the hard and complicated.” He rubbed his lips on the hollow of her throat. “But tonight could be different. This is good, too. Just relax and we’ll see what comes. Maybe nothing, maybe something world shaking. It doesn’t matter, does it?”
“No, you’re right…this is good, too.” She sighed and said reluctantly, “But I should call Griffin first.”
“If you must.”
Kendra looked at the paper Trey had given her. “I’m impressed at his level of detail. He knows where he was and what he was doing probably every moment those security cameras and cell towers say he was somewhere else.”
Lynch raised his phone and snapped a photo of the paper. “While Griffin runs this down, I’ll reach out to some of my sources. It might be faster than going through Griffin’s official channels.”
“It usually is.” Kendra lifted her phone, punched Griffin’s number, and put the call on speaker. He answered on the first ring. “Are you still at Suber’s place?”
“No, I’m almost home. The evidence team will be working most of the night.”
“Well, I’ve got some more evidence for you guys. I was parked around the corner, and Suber left a note on my car. He claims that wasn’t him or his car in the videos.”
Griffin cursed. “Why doesn’t he come in and tell us himself?”
“Maybe he’s afraid he won’t get a fair hearing. And judging from the attitude of your people at his house tonight, I can see why he might think that. Anyway, he wrote out all the places he claims to have really been while your traffic cams and cell towers are telling you otherwise. Maybe he’ll come in after you confirm it.”
He didn’t speak for a moment. “You believe him, don’t you?”
“Yes. Don’t you?”
“I want to. He’s been valuable to the Bureau.” He sighed. “Okay, send me a scan. We’ll follow up on it. Put the note in a baggie, and I’ll have someone come by and pick it up in the morning.”
“I’ll bring it to you. I was planning to come there anyway. I’m still working on tracking Milo. I think I’ve found a lead to his roommate at Princeton.”
