Matrimony & Mayhem: A Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery (Made in Savannah Mystery Series Book 11) by Hope Callaghan

Author:Hope Callaghan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2018-10-09T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Carlita dropped the folder she was holding. “What did you find?”

“Check out this employee’s previous work history.”

Carlita adjusted her reading glasses and studied the section. “Duane Sorensen. He just moved to Savannah.”

“But above that.”

“He worked in…”

“New York.” Mercedes finished her mother’s sentence. “What if he was the plant? Do you recall what he looked like?”

“Not off the top of my head. I would have to find out if he was scheduled to work during the wedding. We can figure that out real quick.” Carlita reached into the cabinet and pulled out her handwritten notes, including a list of employees who were working the wedding.

Her pulse ticked up a notch when she spotted his name. “Yes. As a matter of fact, he was working.”

“But you met all of the employees, right?”

“Right,” Carlita confirmed. “Dominic handled the hiring process, but I was the final say in the hires. It’s possible Dominic let him leave early if he didn’t need all of the employees sticking around after dinner.”

“True. It could be a clue if he did leave before the reception ended.”

Carlita set a wiggling Violet on the floor. “I’m going to call Officer Clousen and get to the bottom of this. Surely, by now he has a better idea of what happened to Megan Burelli.”

“Let’s take the employee folders and wedding planner back to the apartment,” Mercedes said. “We might want to look at the files again later.”

Carlita handed the file folders to her daughter and then followed Violet and Mercedes out the back door. They circled the block to give Rambo a chance to stretch his legs before returning to the apartment.

“I’ll call the officer right now.” Carlita dialed the number Clousen had given her and was surprised when he picked up.

“Officer Clousen speaking.”

“Officer Clousen, this is Carlita Garlucci. We met yesterday in my courtyard when Ms. Burelli collapsed and was taken to the local hospital.”

“Yes. Mrs. Garlucci. You were on my list to call today. I spoke with Ms. Burelli’s companion. She explained her friend’s initial symptoms, before collapsing. They match those of someone who ingested a substance causing life-threatening conditions.”

The officer went on to explain he was speaking off the record and until the doctors knew more, the cause of her collapse was still officially undetermined.

“Thank you for the update. If I think of anything that can add to the investigation, I’ll be sure to let you know.” Carlita thanked the officer a second time and ended the call.

“Why didn’t you tell him about the mysterious package?” Mercedes asked.

“Because it may be nothing, although it is beginning to look as if Megan Burelli consumed a tainted food substance, at the pre-dinner cocktail party no less.” Carlita motioned Mercedes into the kitchen. “He would think I was nuts if I told him someone sent us a headless groom.”

“If he believes Megan was poisoned, he’ll be around soon enough,” Mercedes predicted. “I’m sure he would be interested to know someone broke into the restaurant yesterday morning.”

“True, but they didn’t take anything. There’s still the off chance the headless groom, the break-in and Megan’s incident is unrelated.

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