But Not Forever by BJ Bourg

Author:BJ Bourg [Bourg, BJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-10T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

Since it was Saturday and the schools were closed, I spent the rest of the morning speaking to friends—they were few—and relatives of Troy Gandy, but no one had a clue what could’ve happened to him. As expected, his mom was a total wreck. I’d made contact with his dad, but the man didn’t seem bothered much by his son’s murder. That infuriated me, but I managed to keep a lid on my anger and get the information I needed from him, which was next to nothing.

Before grabbing lunch from a drive-through, I drove out to Attakapas High just in case there was some kind of afterschool function taking place, but the place was locked up tight. After wolfing down my burger and fries, I headed to the office to make some calls. Someone in Gatlinburg had to be missing a private investigator.

After speaking with someone from the Gatlinburg Police Department, I then called Sevierville PD, Pigeon Forge PD, and the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department, but no one had filed any missing person reports for a private investigator.

When I hung up the phone after making the last call, it was nearing five o’clock and I was beginning to feel frustrated. That blue Nissan truck had to be somewhere close by. As far as I could tell from watching Mr. Pellegrin’s video footage, it had never left Dire Lane. What if it was stashed away in someone’s garage?

The thought brought me to my feet. I couldn’t get a warrant for every garage down that street, but there was no law that prevented me from knocking on every door and asking everyone for permission to search their garage, just as I’d done with Rick Vincent. If they didn’t have anything to hide, they shouldn’t have a problem with allowing me to search.

So, that’s exactly what I set out to do, and two hours later I was no closer to finding the truck than before my bright idea. Everyone who had been home had cooperated fully. Although I had already searched the Vincent’s garage, I stopped by and asked Judith how Cindy was doing.

She frowned. “I didn’t realize how much she liked that boy. I took her to a counselor yesterday and we have another session on Monday. She’s really having a hard time.”

I looked around, but didn’t see her son. “Where’s Burton?”

“He and his friends are in the canal.” She chuckled. “They think they’re junior detectives now, and that they’re going to solve the case for you.”

I didn’t laugh. “If they do, tell them I’ll buy them dinner every Friday night for a year.”

When I left Dire Lane, I drove to the shelter, where Susan was sweeping the hardwood floors in the great room. She looked up and wiped dust from her face when I walked inside.

“Any luck?”

I shook my head and grabbed a dustpan to help out. As I knelt before her and placed it on the ground to scoop up the mess, I told her everything I’d done.

She stopped what she was doing and stared down at me.

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