The Mussorgsky Riddle by Darin Kennedy

Author:Darin Kennedy [Kennedy, Darin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781620078068
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Published: 2015-01-11T22:00:00+00:00

I know.

J.F.

“My God.” I rest the photograph on the table. “Did Jason take these pictures?”

“I don’t know.” Caroline rests her cup of coffee on the table and rubs at her eyes. “I don’t know anything anymore. All I can tell you is Jason became very upset when he saw these. That’s when the fight broke out. Don’t tell anyone, but I’m a little proud of the shiner my son left under Hartman’s eye.” A wicked smile spreads across her face. “The Faircloth left hook is one thing he gets honest from his father.”

“You didn’t give these pictures to the police?”

Caroline’s eyes grow cold. “My son has already been brought in for questioning twice over the last three weeks. You don’t seriously think I’m going to hand the police photos that suddenly give him motive, do you?”

“You’re obstructing justice, Caroline.”

“I know. I just didn’t know what else to do.”

“Call Sterling. Tell him what happened. He’ll understand.” I pray my advice doesn’t get Caroline thrown in jail, or Jason for that matter, but holding on to those photos is like sitting on a burning powder keg. It’s not a question of if it’s going to blow. It’s a matter of when.

“Thanks, Mira.” She raises an eyebrow. “Can I ask you something that’s been on my mind all morning?”

“Hit me.”

“Do you think any of what’s happened this morning has to do with what Jason asked you to do yesterday?”

I bite my lip. “Actually, I think it has everything to do with it. Do you remember the session with Anthony where I met Hartmann the Cart Man?”

Her face blanches. “The visit where you saw Julianna’s body plowed out of the field?” Her gaze darts to the door and then back to mine. “It was him, wasn’t it? Mr. Hartman, or some psychotic version of him, living in Anthony’s mind. Like Jason, Rachel, and the others.”

“It’s more than that, Caroline. One of the reflections I picked up from Jason’s mind yesterday was a memory of a party. Jason was there, as were Julianna and Mr. Hartman, who I understand is her teacher as well as her music tutor. He and Julianna seemed… close.” I gesture to the photo of the two of them in what I’m guessing is Hartman’s car. “Looks like my suspicions yesterday weren’t too far off the mark.”

“You exonerated my son, even after I kicked you out of the house.” Caroline’s cheeks go crimson. “I’m so sorry.”

“No apologies. It’s all water under the bridge and we still have Anthony to take care of.”

Caroline brightens. “You’d still work with Anthony after all the things I said?”

“It would seem I don’t have any choice in the matter.”

“What do you mean?”

I relate my experience from the night before, at least the parts I can remember. I make a point to leave out my suspicion as to the true origins of Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle.

“You think Anthony touched your mind from all the way out here in the suburbs?”

“Not intentionally, but yes.” I glance down at my watch and yawn as the adrenaline of the morning begins to fade.

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