A Face to Die For by Andrea Kane

Author:Andrea Kane [Andrea Kane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnie Meadow Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-07-04T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Thankfully, John arrived twenty minutes later. He introduced himself, chatting a bit with the team and with Gia and Dani, making sure to put the two girls at ease.

Catching Casey’s eye, he nodded almost imperceptibly. Patrick had filled him in. “Okay, ladies, let’s head up to Rye,” he said to Gia and Dani. “You’ve had a long day. Time to rest.”

Gia turned to Casey. “You’ll call and tell us when you’re seeing our parents?”

“The minute we make the arrangements, we’ll reach out to you,” Casey replied. “Expect tomorrow to be an emotional day. But it will also be day one in our information gathering.” Seeing the defensive look flash in both girls’ eyes, she clarified. “I wasn’t implying guilt on their parts. It’s always possible that an innocent person unconsciously knows something. It can only help us if that’s the case.”

That did the trick. Gia and Dani thanked them, took their Raspberry Pis, and left with John.

The team waited.

* * *

“All parties have left the building,” Yoda informed them a few moments later. “Privacy is ensured. A team meeting can commence.”

Casey picked up her iPhone, pausing to look at Emma. “You hid your reactions and kept it together. I’m proud of you.” She pressed Marc’s number and tapped on the speaker button while it rang.

“They left?” Marc asked without preamble.

“Yes. You’re on speaker.”

“We’ve got you on our earbuds now,” Patrick replied.

Marc had fired up Ryan’s custom-made app, which muted the iPhone speaker and patched in any of FI’s earbuds within Bluetooth range.

Instant team audio conferencing.

“We shut the partition between us and the driver,” Patrick continued. “He’s listening to music. We can talk freely. I filled Marc in on the missing piece of this bizarre puzzle.”

“Lina.” Emma blew out a long breath, as if she’d been holding it for hours. “I can’t believe it. I sat here and watched it, but I still can’t believe it.”

“It must be pretty hard for you to absorb,” Patrick said. “Casey, you’re absolutely sure?”

“I’m sure. They’re triplets.”

“I’m sure, as well,” Claire said quietly. “Now I know why I had such a strong pull toward Gia and Dani even before they arrived. Lina. She’s the third piece of the puzzle, and the one I already knew.”

“Gia’s and Dani’s body language, their gestures, even their intonations—I heard and saw Lina more times than I can count,” Casey said.

“Even the light-up-the-room smile,” Claire added. “They all have it.”

“What Gia and Dani don’t have is any idea that Lina exists.” Ryan’s intense tone and expression indicated that his thoughts were rapidly transforming into strategies. “And neither of them knew each other existed until a few weeks ago. Obviously, their adoptive birth certificates were doctored, since they each believe they have different birth dates.”

“I wonder if their parents knew about that doctoring,” Casey murmured.

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