1120 Dunham Drive: A Clint & Jennifer Huber Mystery by Edward Trimnell

Author:Edward Trimnell [Trimnell, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-26T22:00:00+00:00

Jennifer nearly choked on her grilled chicken salad. The realtor’s revelation was completely unexpected.

But how to interpret it?

Jarvis had represented himself as one thing—a distant, neutral outsider relative to the twisted family history of the Vennekamps. Now it was clear that Jarvis had been a direct observer of the story—essentially from its very beginning.

“Really?” she said. “I never knew that.”

“No, I suppose you didn't—and there’s no reason why you should have. It wasn't something that I was hiding, mind you; it simply wasn't a fact worth mentioning. It wasn't relevant.

“Practically all real estate agents have former careers, you know. There aren’t that many people who start out in residential realty right out of college, unless they have a close family connection to the business. Most of us are professional refugees. A disproportionate percentage of real estate agents are ex-teachers, I’ve found; but I’ve also met agents who were originally engineers, accountants, and salespeople.”

“So what do you think happened to Josephine Taylor, then?”

“As I might have mentioned, I think that she ran off with some guy, probably some guy who was a few years older, who had access to drugs and money. That is, by the way, the prevailing theory around Mydale, the one that the police accepted. Did you know that Josephine Taylor was only a few months away from her eighteenth birthday?”

Jennifer nodded. She did recall reading as much.

“Okay, then. That means that Josephine Taylor was almost an adult, and adults voluntarily disappear all the time. But let me caution you, Jennifer: I wouldn’t go around accusing Deborah Vennekamp of murdering her son’s girlfriend—which Josie really wasn't, anyway. Mrs. Vennekamp was very upset at the time that the police would even think such a thing. You throw accusations like that around, you’ll stir up Deborah even more. And she’s stirred up enough as it is, wouldn't you agree?”

They were done with their lunches, and it was time to return, if Jennifer was going to be back at her desk by 1:00 p.m.

When they were in the car, Jarvis acknowledged that the meeting might have been somewhat less than she had expected.

“I hope I didn't disappoint you,” he said. “If you were looking for a magic bullet, I’m afraid I don't have that.”

“Well, I wasn't expecting a miracle from you, and it was nice of you to ask.”

“My advice, I’ll reiterate, is to hold tight. Do your best to stay away from the Vennekamps—all of the Vennekamps. Let the Mydale police protect you, as is their job. In the meantime, Deborah Vennekamp will find other things to concern herself with. Richard is in a bad way, you know. Very unfortunate.”

She nodded, feeling oddly guilty. Surely Richard Vennecamp was suffering worse than she was. But what was she supposed to do? Put up with endless threats and abuse, because the husband of her tormentor was afflicted with cancer?

As Jarvis dropped her off at Ohio Excel Logistics, she asked him a question that had been on her mind since the realtor had first revealed that he had been a teacher at Mydale High School.

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