The Invisible Wife by Thomas Fincham

Author:Thomas Fincham [Fincham, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-10T23:00:00+00:00

FIFTY-FIVE

Holt rang Chase Burley’s number and found it was no longer in service. They tried to trace the number, but even that was not possible.

Then they received a call from Suzanne Burley. She wanted to know when she could return to the house to gather her belongings. The house was still sealed off.

Mrs. Burley’s interest in the property, Fisher knew, did not have something to do with anything she left behind. She had already moved out and taken most of her possessions. Mrs. Burley wanted to see what else she could take before the trustees took control of Big Bob’s assets. The family—more specifically, Big Bob’s heirs—would want their piece of the estate. If there was any cash, jewelry, artwork, or anything else of value left behind, Mrs. Burley wanted to get her hands on it without anyone knowing.

The crime scene had already been combed, so there was no reason to stop her from gaining access to the home, but Fisher decided to take one last look.

She and Holt drove up to the house and parked next to a police cruiser. An officer was stationed at the door to prevent anyone from entering and contaminating the scene.

They pulled on latex gloves and went inside. Nothing had changed from the last time they were there save for a chalk mark of Big Bob’s body near the stairs.

Holt moved toward the office where the safe was. Fisher moved up the stairs to the second floor. She was interested in the room with the bullet holes. She examined the door closely. She put her eye to the hole and peeked through. The bullet had gone completely through the wooden door and then struck the concrete wall, where it had remained until the CSU removed it as evidence.

The ballistic report had not come back, but Fisher was confident the bullets would match the gun registered to Big Bob, making him the shooter.

She checked the other rooms before checking the bathroom. She was not sure what she would expect to find here. She noticed that someone had used the toilet but had failed to flush. It was a pet peeve of hers when people did not flush the toilet or put down the seat.

She flushed the toilet and was about to leave when she stopped and listened. She waited and then flushed again. There was an odd sound coming from the toilet. With gloved hands she removed the lid from the water tank. Submerged in the water was a black object. She placed her hand inside and pulled the object out. It was heavy, and the size of a clay brick.

She knew exactly what it was.

She went downstairs and found Holt in the living room. She held the object up for him. “I found it in the bathroom.”

He took the item and frowned. “Do you suppose there are more in the house?”

“I bet there are.”

They spent the next two hours checking every nook and cranny, and when they were done, they had five more bricks.

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