Echoes of Evil by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2018-07-25T19:24:07+00:00

10

“I always wonder what a wake just might tell us,” Liam said quietly. He and Kelsey had found Brodie down near the sidewalk outside the funeral home, watching as others left.

“I wish it had told us something,” Kelsey said softly. “It broke my heart to see Cliff. He loved Rosy so much.”

“She seems to be having a bad time,” Liam said. “Anything?” he asked Brodie.

“Not tonight. We were all watching. People seldom go to a wake and suddenly scream out a confession anyway,” Brodie said.

“No, I guess not,” Kelsey agreed.

“We’re heading home,” Liam said.

“Heading home. It’s late,” Kelsey said. “And, of course, we’ll both stay up for hours, poring over everything we know about Cliff and Arnold Ferrer and the ship.”

Brodie smiled. Kelsey was the perfect fit for Liam. She was a “seer” as well, of course—that was something that made life easier from the get-go. She wasn’t just support for her husband; she was a true sounding board.

“I think we’ll all do the same.”

“And it works,” Kelsey whispered. “I couldn’t get near Kody—if you see her, give her my love. And tell her that we’ll all be there tomorrow.”

“Will do,” Brodie promised.

He watched them walk down the path to Liam’s car. And he waited.

Then he saw a group from Sea Life coming out. Ewan headed over to talk to Brodie.

“Anything else on Mr. Ferrer?” he asked.

“Liam and his team are working hard. We’re getting more and more bits of information daily,” Brodie told him.

“Well, you really crashed back into working—for a guy on vacation,” Ewan said.

“I know you, Ewan. If you were me, you wouldn’t be able to let it go,” Brodie told him.

“No, no, I wouldn’t. But I’ve got my work back down on the ship.” He hesitated. “We found chains. And some human remains. Bones...bone fragment, really. After being in the service so many years, I didn’t think that too much would get to me. I’ve gotten to see a lot of man’s inhumanity to man time and time again. But when I get down there sometimes, I can’t help but wonder—how could one human being do such things to other human beings?”

Ewan was clearly disturbed by the discovery and what he was seeing. Being in the actual environment was different from hearing about it. He was doing his job; doing what needed to be done. But not without empathy.

Most of the time, Brodie’s sense about people was right on. Maybe that came hand in hand with seeing the dead; he wasn’t sure.

“Hey, no one has cured the world of cruelty yet, and it’s unlikely it will happen anytime soon,” Brodie told him. “The best we can do is make and enact laws—and ignore those who run around feeling superior.” He looked back toward the funeral parlor. Kody was still standing next to Rosy, holding her around the shoulders as Rosy thanked people for coming.

“It was nice that your whole crew came out, Ewan,” Brodie said.

“We hadn’t been working that long, but heading out to see Cliff Bullard play was something we’d all gotten into doing.

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