Robin Cook by Chromosome 6

Author:Chromosome 6 [6, Chromosome]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 2012-05-15T12:47:52+00:00

NEW YORK CITY

WITH all the tests on Franconi pending, Jack had forced himself to go to his office and try to concentrate on some of his other outstanding cases. To his surprise, he’d made reasonable headway until the phone rang at two-thirty.

“Is this Dr. Stapleton?” a female voice with an Italian accent asked.

“It is indeed,” Jack said. “Is this Mrs. Franconi?”

“Imogene Franconi. I got a message to call you.”

“I appreciate it, Mrs. Franconi,” Jack said. “First let me extend my sympathies to you in regards to your son.”

“Thank you,” Imogene said. “Carlo was a good boy. He didn’t do any of those things they said in the newspapers. He worked for the American Fresh Fruit Company here in Queens. I don’t know where all that talk about organized crime came from. The newspapers just make stuff up.”

“It’s terrible what they’ll do to sell papers,” Jack said.

“The man that came this morning said that you got his body back,” Imogene said.

“We believe so,” Jack said. “That’s why we needed some blood from you to confirm it. Thank you for being cooperative.”

“I asked him why he didn’t want me to come down there and identify it like I did last time,” Imogene said. “But he told me he didn’t know.”

Jack tried to think of a graceful way of explaining the identity problem, but he couldn’t think of any.

“Some parts of the body are still missing,” he said vaguely, hoping that Mrs. Franconi would be satisfied.

“Oh?” Imogene commented.

“Let me tell you why I called,” Jack said quickly. He was afraid that if Mrs. Franconi became offended, she might not be receptive to his question. “You told the investigator that your son’s health had improved after a trip. Do you remember saying that?”

“Of course,” Imogene said.

“I was told you don’t know where he went,” Jack said. “Is there any way you could find out?”

“I don’t think so,” Imogene said. “He told me it had nothing to do with his work and that it was very private.”

“Do you remember when it was?” Jack asked.

“Not exactly,” Imogene said. “Maybe five or six weeks ago.”

“Was it in this country?” Jack asked.

“I don’t know,” Imogene said. “All he said was that it was very private.”

“If you find out where it was, would you give me a call back?” Jack asked.

“I suppose,” Imogene said.

“Thank you,” Jack said.

“Wait,” Imogene said. “I just remembered he did say something strange just before he left. He said that if he didn’t come back that he loved me very much.”

“Did that surprise you?” Jack asked.

“Well, yes,” Imogene said. “I thought that was a fine thing to say to your mother.”

Jack thanked Mrs. Franconi again and hung up the phone. Hardly had he had his hand off the receiver when it rang again. It was Ted Lynch.

“I think you’d better come up here,” Ted said.

“I’m on my way,” Jack said.

Jack found Ted sitting at his desk, literally scratching his head.

“If I didn’t know better I’d think you were trying to put one over on me,” Ted spat.

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