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“Less than twenty minutes, given favorable traffic. And if itwasChris, then it looks as if fate has caught up with him.”
They stepped out of the mobile office and walked toward the metal gate where they’d entered. The guy in the safety hat caught up with them.
“Everything okay?”
Gary nodded. “Thanks for your help.”
“No problem.” He opened the gate for them, and they headed for Gary’s car.
As they drew nearer, Gary’s phone rang. He pulled it from his jacket pocket and frowned. “Unknown number.” He stabbed at the screen. “Hello?” Gary listened for a moment. “I’m with Dan right now. I’ll put you on speaker.” He glanced at Dan. “It’s Linda Sebring.”
“Hi, Linda,” Dan greeted her. “Everything okay?”
“You’ve been interviewing the guys who worked with James, haven’t you?”
“Yes. That’s standard procedure,” Gary told her.
“Well, I’ve just had a call from a friend of mine, Carla Reed. Her husband worked with James. She told me one of the men you interviewed came to see Chris last night at the hospice, and Chris became very agitated. Carla and Chris are our neighbors. We’ve known them a long time.”
Dan blinked at the coincidence.
“I still don’t understand why you’re calling,” Gary said in a patient tone.
“You need to visit Chris. You need to talk to him about that day.”
“Linda, we’ve spoken with most of the men who were there. None of them have a clue what happened.”
“You haven’t talked to all of them, have you? You haven’t talked to Chris.”
“But wearegoing to interview him,” Gary assured her. “What makes you think he’ll tell us anything different?”
“I’m getting to that. Carla called to tell me that after what she just heard, she doesn’t think James’s death was an accident either.”
Chapter Four
Thursday, July 12, 2018
DAN STAREDat the gray bricks of the Good Shepherd Community Care facility. The only splash of color in sight was the stylized swirl of red that represented the lettersGandS. Trees grew around the building, breaking up its outline.
“Want to tell me what’s on your mind?”
He gave a start. Gary stood beside the car, gazing intently at him.
“What makes you think I’ve got something on my mind?”
Gary rolled his shoulder in a slight shrug. “You haven’t said a word since we left the precinct.” His eyes sparkled. “You didn’t even notice when I told you how good you looked today.”
Despite his churning stomach, Dan managed a wry smile. “I look good, do I?”
“And now you’re just fishing. Not to mention avoiding the question.” Gary smiled back. “By the way, you always look good.”
The compliment skimmed over the top of Dan’s head.
It’s no use. I have to tell him.
“Look… before we go in there….”
Gary froze. “Something’s wrong.”
