A Fatal Fabergé by Ellery Adams

Author:Ellery Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: antiques, heirloom, rare books, faberge egg
Publisher: Beyond the Page Publishing

Chapter 14

As Molly drove away from Fairhill Cemetery, she licked her dry lips and tried to ignore her growing hunger pains. If she was going to spend so much time in the car, she thought she better bring a bottle of water and some granola bars with her the next time she left the house. She thought about calling her mother, but she knew when Clara got home from Boston she’d want to unpack and unwind a little, and she’d probably already had lunch with Sean on the road. Instead, she called Lombardi. “I have a million things to tell you,” she said. “A lot has happened since yesterday afternoon. I think I know why Curtis was killed.”

“Well, this I have to hear. Go ahead. And then I’ve got something to tell you.”

Molly wasted no time. She told him everything Maxim had told her about the Fabergé egg, and her subsequent meetings with Peggy, Natasha, and Felix. She ended by saying, “What strikes me is how they all have a connection to the egg. Felix found the buyer, Hattie and Maxim were helping Curtis search for it, and Natasha was worried Curtis would find it and try to sell it on his own.”

He laughed and said, “I’m blown away, Molly, how people talk to you. They clam up around me.”

“Well, I’m not as intimidating as you, and I can’t arrest them,” she said. “But what do you think about the egg?”

“I like your theories about Curtis blackmailing Natasha for it, or Felix feeling duty-bound to get it back to her at all costs. But without any proof, it’s meaningless. Finding the egg would help, especially if it turns out she has it.”

“Can you get a search warrant for Misty Vale, and search every building?”

“I’ll look into it, but without more to go on, it’s probably a long shot. I’m working on other leads, though. The door knockers are out in force, so keep your fingers crossed, maybe someone at the gala ball saw something. Also, I’m leaving here shortly to question two people. One is a former customer of Curtis’s named Jeremy Phillips. He filed a statement of claim against Curtis three years ago regarding money he gave to him to purchase a rare book. Curtis didn’t follow through and refused to return the money. They settled the dispute out of court, but I want to know more about it. The other person is a man named Joseph Blair.”

“Wait. I know that name. Remember I told you Curtis kidnapped Felix when they were younger, and he had a friend help him? Well, his name was Joey Blair. It has to be the same guy. How did Joey’s name come up?”

“A year ago, Curtis and Joey got into a fight at a bar. Joseph punched Curtis so hard he knocked him out. The police were called, a report was written up, and Curtis was taken to the emergency room. He didn’t press charges, so the case was dropped. The report says they got into an altercation over a baseball game.

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