Dog-Gone Murder: A Queen Bees Quilt Mystery by Marnette Falley

Author:Marnette Falley [Falley, Marnette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 2940012817150
Publisher: Kansas City Star Books
Published: 2008-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Po took a minute to write down some notes on the back of the printouts Maggie had given her about what Kate had said, and about what she’d learned from Catie. She was beginning to feel as if her brain were like a full bucket. Any additional information might just pour over the sides. With the key points committed to paper, she asked Angela to track down the next team member. She talked to each of the next three in turn: technician Julie Stepford, veterinary assistant Tess Johnston, receptionist Lynne Wilson. Aaron didn’t work on Wednesdays, so he wasn’t there. Which just left Angela.

“So,” Angela said as she walked into the room. “Did you learn anything that will help?”

“I don’t think so,” Po said, with a little shake of her head. “It’s so hard to know what to ask.”

“Almost anyone might have shared their code with a friend or boyfriend or something,” Angela said. “But these are all good people. They’re very devoted to caring for people’s pets, and they don’t want to hurt Dr. Maggie.”

“I know you’re right,” Po sighed. “But still, if we can find anything that will help. Poor Maggie is so upset.”

She paused a moment. “Angela, I know this is silly, but I didn’t realize you guys had any drugs here that would be attractive for theft or resale. And the police sure seemed to be all over that drug safe. Is that why?”

“Probably,” Angela said. “That’s one reason Dr. Maggie requires drug testing when she hires. Of course we have a drug log, where we track our use of controlled substances. So that’s another precaution against someone on the team dipping into the stores. We try to be careful about security, too,” she went on. “We have a security system. We installed good outdoor lighting. We made sure the entryway provided as much visibility from the street as possible. Stuff like that.”

“That makes sense,” Po said.

“How’s it going with the consultant?” Po asked. “Can you tell?”

“Dr. Maggie hasn’t emerged at all yet,” Angela said. “I hope it’s going OK.”

“Is there anything to worry about?” Po asked.

“I hope not,” Angela said. “This is a good group of people. And we can’t really work too much harder. So that consultant better not be preaching too much belt tightening.”

“Oh, surely when Maggie said she’d look at efficiency, she wouldn’t mean cutting back people or hours,” Po said, with sudden understanding.

“Well, I hope you’re right,” Angela said. “I don’t think Dr. Maggie would do that. But I don’t know the consultant. She might not realize how hard everyone around here is working already.”

Po smiled at her. “You do a great job,” she said. “All of you. And I know Maggie knows that. She says so all the time.”

Angela gave her a tight smile. “I guess you’re right,” she said. “I’ll try to stop worrying.”

“Well, it’s not like there hasn’t been plenty to worry about lately, right?” Po said with a little laugh. “I appreciate your help today.”

“Well, the sooner we can get back to normal the better,” Angela said, with a more natural smile.

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