Stone Investigations (Stone Series Book 4) by Bob Blanton

Author:Bob Blanton [Blanton, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Delphi Publishing
Published: 2021-03-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Settling In

On Wednesday, the school was abuzz with questions about the statue’s return. Everyone was delighted that it was back, but they all wanted to know how it was recovered and by whom.

The sheriff came around and asked a few questions, but he wasn’t really interested since nobody was hurt and few if any laws had been broken. In his and everyone’s opinion, a wrong had been righted, simple as that.

“Can you believe we got it back?” Brianna asked as they settled in for lunch.

“Why not, it’s ours,” Emily replied.

“Yeah, but who?”

“Yes, I wonder who it was. Em, did you notice anything when you were out last night?” Alex asked.

“No, why would I, it wasn’t like I was hanging around the school looking for someone to bring it back.” Emily smiled at Alex. She must have noticed that Emily had gone off in the gardener’s pickup. She’d been out with Jason until late, but she was home when Emily got back and had to explain to her parents that she and her friend, Ashley, had lost track of time after they had dinner at the country club. Emily hoped that Ashley would cover for her if Alex asked any questions; she’d agreed to cover for her with her parents, but Emily hadn’t thought to include Alex.

“Are you two ready for your play? Don’t you have a dress rehearsal tonight?” Matthew asked in an attempt to divert Alex from Emily’s late-night sojourn.

“Yes, we’re ready,” Jason answered for the pair. “Are you coming tonight?”

“No, I don’t want to take anything away from opening night.”

“Are you going to sit with us?” Brianna asked.

“Sure, if you want me to.”

“Definitely.”

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That evening Matthew checked in on Jerome. He was wondering what Mr. Graham’s reaction to the statue being returned would be. He wasn’t sure what he would do if it turned violent. It was obvious by the nervous energy Jerome was giving off, that he was worried about the same thing.

Matthew tried to see if he could zero in on Mr. Graham. He hadn’t tried to get a read on him before, but sometimes he got an automatic read on people that evoked a strong emotional response in him. Sure enough, Mr. Graham was one of them. Matthew's portal found him just leaving a small shopping center in Temecula. It looked like he was pointing his truck home, he’d just turned onto the freeway and was heading south.

Matthew set his watch for twenty minutes, about how long it should take Mr. Graham to get to Fallbrook, and returned to doing research for his poli-sci term paper.

When his watch alarm went off, Matthew checked in and saw that Mr. Graham was just about three minutes from home, so he went downstairs and got a glass of water. Jessie was watching a Disney movie on the TV before bedtime and his mother was at the kitchen table grading papers.

“Hi, Mom.”

“Hi, Mattie. Can you put Jessie to bed?”

“Sure, when’s the movie over?”

“Thirty minutes.”

“Okay, I’ll come back down in twenty-five to get her.

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