Murder and the Mechanic: A Father Douglas Cozy Mystery Book (International Cozy Mysteries 1) by C T Mitchell

Author:C T Mitchell [Mitchell, C T]
Language: ukr
Format: epub
Publisher: Wood Duck Media
Published: 2015-09-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

The Elder, a man by the name of Lionel Sanders, welcomed the Father warmly. The man seemed genuinely overjoyed that his son had been found.

“Did Sam mention anything to you last night about the funny petrol problem we’re having here in town, Sir? I don’t know how much he talks about work, but I think that may be what this is all about…”

“Yes Father, he did mention something about a strange occurrence last night. He seemed a bit put out that; something seemed off. Apparently, the regular petrol delivery truck was in the shop for repair, so the oil company sent this other, unmarked truck in its place. My boy also witnessed some kind of unpleasant conversation between his boss and whoever the delivery truck driver was. I thought it was strange that the two of them would be talking at all; much less arguing about anything…and he thought so too. So he brought it up but when I asked him specifics, he didn’t seem to know much. All he heard was his boss say she would and then the driver left.”

“She said that she would what, exactly?” Father Douglas inquired.

“No idea,” the Elder responded. “And now we may never know. I know that when Alice first heard about the fuel complaints, she phoned the oil company and they told her their regular truck had been hijacked and tampered with. I remember that story from weeks ago. I guess once it finally all went down in her very own town, Alice was ready to make waves for them and they didn’t like it. I understand that if you interfere with something like that, you’re likely to be injured, I just hate that my boy was hurt in the process.”

The Elder was saddened, though he looked confident that everything would turn out in the end. It was the same kind of hope –filled expression that Father Douglas hung on to during times of crisis or loneliness.

Excusing himself, the Father drove back into town, wondering what the motive for this prank would be. He called Detective Sullivan to tell him what he’d found out.

“Wow, thank you, Father. You’re really putting some mileage in on this case.”

“My pleasure. You know? I really don’t think this is money driven. There are likely several people involved, though I know you put a call out to have the driver arrested. It sounds like some kind of boycott or something to me. An elaborate boycott of some sort.”

“Makes sense,” Detective Sullivan said.

“But the best way to go about sabotage is to keep things discreet, so it wouldn’t explain why Alice was killed or the boy was attacked. I may have been wrong, there almost has to be an outsider involved in the murder case.”

“Sleep on it, Father. It’s getting late, and we all need some rest. I’ll take what you’ve said and put it in my notes for the case. I’ll call you in a few days, okay?”

And he did just that. A few days later,

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