Courage, Valor, and Murder (A Ryli Sinclair Mystery Book 13) by Jenna St. James

Author:Jenna St. James [St. James, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

I disconnected my cell, tossed it in my purse, and turned over the Falcon’s engine. I’d just spoken with Garrett about Douglass’ call, his threat, and all the information we’d gotten from Daphne and the girls. Garrett had come to the same conclusion as Aunt Shirley and Hank about Douglass’ rant and threat, but it still didn’t ease the ache in my heart. The only positive outcome was we added two more locations to his growing list of properties to check. They’d already cleared five properties. No sign of Douglass or Dayna anywhere.

“We’re supposed to head to the three o’clock insurance fraud appointment,” I said. “But I just don’t feel like it. Why are we doing this when we should be looking for Dayna?”

“Maybe while doing our job we will find out something about Dayna,” Aunt Shirley suggested.

“She’s right,” Hank said. “Nothing to say we can’t double check some of these properties again, just to make sure. Your next appointment is on Sherman Lane. That’s only three miles from Forest Drive where one of the abandoned properties is located. We hit Sherman Lane, you do your surveillance, then we swing by Forest Drive. I’m sure we can hit at least three more properties while we’re at it.”

“Deal,” I said.

Sherman Lane was out past the high school and football field in a little subdivision of about fifteen houses. The lawns were well maintained and the houses were typical ranch-style brick homes…very circa nineteen eighties.

“This is an insurance fraud claim?” Hank asked. “Like what? He slipped and fell and can’t work but really he can?”

“Something like that. Guy’s name is Roger Stone. He’s fifty-five, married, no children.” I parked three houses down from Stone’s house and the three of us got out. “Maintenance guy for a company in Brywood. He claims he was standing on an eight-foot ladder changing out a lightbulb in the women’s restroom when he fell straight backward and landed on his back and head. No one was in the restroom obviously, and there are no cameras of course.”

“So he filed a claim with Workers’ Comp?” Hank mused.

“Yes. Only, this isn’t his first claim in the last six months. Back in February, he filed a claim stating he broke his arm when he slipped and fell in the men’s restroom after punching in to work.”

“So he’s accident prone in bathrooms?” Hank suggested.

Aunt Shirley snorted. “A worker back in February came forward stating he’d seen Roger get out of his car that morning, favoring his arm before he walked inside the building. That same worker also knew Roger had gone skiing over the weekend.”

Hank nodded. “So Roger gets injured while skiing, but waits until Monday morning to get help, and then places the blame on his job. Sneaky.”

“Yep,” I agreed. “But he’s not the only one. His wife filed a claim last year stating she fell at her place of employment in Kansas City. She actually received a rather large settlement from the company.”

“Taking advantage of the system,” Hank said.

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