A Recipe for Disaster by Jennifer L Jennings

Author:Jennifer L Jennings [Jennings, Jennifer L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Query Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-08-14T04:00:00+00:00

Inside, Lois was hunched over the kitchen table, flipping through a file. Her eyes were half closed like she might topple over from exhaustion. I couldn't help but wonder, if she had never hired me to spy on Claire, would she still have died?

“What are you looking at?” I asked her.

“I found this inside Claire's bedroom. Maybe I shouldn't have touched anything, but I wanted to do something to help.” She handed me one of the documents. “It's Claire's brother. He lives at the Wentworth Residential Care Facility here in Bridgeport. It's for the mentally disabled. According to the records, he's been there since 2010.”

The name of the patient was Adam Kendall, birthdate 1993. “He's only twenty-two years old. I guess she never told you her brother was mentally disabled?”

“No, never. I don't know why. It's nothing to be ashamed about.”

“Maybe she didn't want pity,” I said. “Which is probably why she never mentioned she had a father in prison.”

Lois looked up at me. “Her father is in prison? For what?”

“I don't know, but that's what Tom told me.”

“What will happen to Adam now if his only living family member is in jail?”

“There must be distant relatives out there. We'll find them. Did you come across an address book in her bedroom?”

“No. Maybe she has all her contacts on her laptop.”

“Poor kid,” I said. “Depending on what his mental capacity is, this news about his sister could be devastating. Is there anything in Claire's room about the father, or where he might be incarcerated?”

“Not that I found.” She closed the file and rested her head in her hands. “Any news about the pick-up truck owner?”

“Yeah, Bruce Helm is the name on the registration. Detective James found out he'd reported the truck missing two days ago.”

“So we have no idea who this guy is. Only that he's driving around in a stolen truck.”

Since it was a rhetorical question, I didn't respond.

Lois got up from the table and lumbered into the living room with a hand on her head. “I need to lie down on the couch for a minute.”

“You feeling okay?” I asked.

“Worst headache I've ever had. Feels like my brain is splitting in two.”

“Where do you keep your Tylenol. I'll get it for you.”

“I took the last two this morning.”

I could tell by her strained voice that she needed some relief. “Why don't I head over to the drug store and pick you up a bottle. Have you eaten anything today?”

“I have no appetite.”

I grabbed my purse and remembered I didn't have a car. I had arrived with Detective James. “Lois, can I borrow your car?”

“Sure. The keys are hanging by the door.”

“Thanks. By the way, the detective will be here any minute. He needs to collect Claire's laptop. Could you also tell him about Claire’s brother”

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