Many Unpleasant Returns by Judith Alguire

Author:Judith Alguire
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Signature Editions
Published: 2014-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

Brisbois was at home when the pathologist telephoned.

“I thought you might be interested in something,” Dr. Jim began.

“Shoot.”

“You remember that Ziploc bag of chocolates found in Mr. Morton’s car?”

“Yes.”

“Well, they didn’t look like much to be concerned with on the surface. All the chocolates looked as if they were from the same batch. They all had nice smooth bottoms — except for one. It had kind of a rough blob on the bottom.”

“Maybe it was from a different batch,” Brisbois suggested, puzzled.

“Maybe, maybe not,” the pathologist continued. “The smooth-bottomed ones were filled with a jam-jelly substance. But the one with the blob was filled with something else.”

“What something else?”

“A yellowish material. Same thing that was on Mr. Morton’s beard. That stuff on his beard contained substances consistent with an over-the-counter cough syrup.”

“So,” Brisbois mused, “he bites into the chocolate. It doesn’t taste good. He splutters and spits some of it onto his beard.”

“That would make sense.”

“Any idea where the chocolates might have come from?”

“Can’t tell.”

“So they were identical except for the bottoms.”

“Yes.”

“Any pattern on the top?”

“Nothing unusual. All had little curlicues. We took some good photographs of them before they were sent off. We’ve sent a set to your office.”

“Thanks,” Brisbois murmured. “Anything written on the bag?”

“Not a thing.” Dr. Jim paused. “The bag’s gone for fingerprinting.”

“OK.” Brisbois thanked the pathologist and asked him for an update when he had a more detailed analysis of the substances. Then he sat back, brow furrowed. How many places could Mr. Morton have got candy from?

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