Mabel, Murder, & Muffins by Sharon Mierke

Author:Sharon Mierke [Mierke, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Two

“Let me see that paper again.”

We were back in our hotel room. Stella was with us. Flori took Cindy Sue’s note out of my hand and read it aloud for the fourth time.

Room 322. Registered to Bob Hatcher. Heard the woman saying the Las Vegas trip was a great cover up. Nobody suspected. It sounded like she didn’t want Cecile Tucker involved and he said she was crazy if she thought he’d trust her. Last thing I heard was him saying Cecile recommended you so you’d better live up to our agreement.

“Aren’t those what you call, famous last words?” Stella said. “I wonder what they were coverin’ up? If Cecile was involved, you’re knowin’ it was somethin’ bad. Maybe drugs or guns.”

“Do you think Grace was the one behind it? You know, the one who planned it all?” I wondered, aloud.

“Tucker would be my bet,” Stella said. “I tell you, I wouldn’t want to meet up with Cecile or that Hatcher character in an alley, I’ll tell you.”

“No,” Flori said. “It’s never the one you think. Mark my words, there’s always some nameless person behind these things - someone who never gets caught. Someone who keeps doing more diabolic crimes and keeps getting away with it. You see it all the time on TV. I bet Maxymowich could torture Hatcher forever and he would never divulge any information.”

“Flori,” I said. “Your imagination is getting away on you. This isn’t a television series or a mystery book. Those things don’t happen in real life. You know that.”

Stella snorted. “Yeah, but this isn’t real life. This is Yellow Rose, Texas. Flori could be right.” She shook her head. “There’s people here who’d do most anythin’ for money. Trust me, I know. Some of the most law-abidin’ citizens have done things they never thought they’d do. Even me. It ain’t easy bein’ poor.”

Flori looked at me with an ‘I told you so’ look.

“So, now, Mabel,” she said, feeling a bit more confident. “You’d better give Reg a call. I think you have enough information to make him happy.”

She was right. It’s just that I would’ve liked to call and tell him who Grace really was, why someone killed her, and why that someone left her body behind the nursing home in Parson’s Cove. Of course, handing over the killer would bring me the greatest joy, but I had to be realistic and surrender to the circumstances. After all, I should leave something for the authorities to solve, shouldn’t I?

“You’re right.” I checked my watch. It was after five. “But, you know what, Flori? He’s at home having dinner now so why don’t I phone later? You two probably aren’t hungry but don’t forget - I didn’t have any lunch.”

They both looked at me as if I were nuts.

“That,” Stella said, “was hours ago. I’m famished, aren’t you, Flori?”

Flori giggled. “This detective work really gives a person an appetite. Where should we go for our dinner?”

So much for never eating again.

Flori got out the phone book and they checked the restaurants.

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