Angel Dance by M. D. Grayson

Author:M. D. Grayson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery, Suspense
ISBN: 9780984951840
Publisher: Cedar Coast Press
Published: 2012-03-09T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

THE NEXT MORNING was beautiful. The temperature had cooled back down to normal, and the sky was a deep, clear blue with only a few clouds. We had arranged to meet with the Fiores at their home at ten o’clock. I rang the bell on the front door, and we waited. We could hear music playing from inside—sounded like traditional jazz. Outside, a lawn mower was running, either in the backyard of the Fiore home or next door. The air smelled of freshly cut grass. A minute later the door opened, and Angelo Fiore greeted us.

“Please,” he said. “Come in, come in.” He led us back to the family room, where we’d met before. The glass doors to the back patio were open, and he led us outside. Carina Fiore was seated at a wrought-iron table reading a newspaper. She stood when she saw us and greeted us warmly.

“Please, have a seat,” Angelo said.

We sat. “Is Robbie joining us?” I asked.

“I apologize,” Angelo said. “Robbie had to run up to Bellingham this morning. He said the auditors are inventorying our warehouse up there, and he didn’t trust anybody else with them.”

“Oh,” I said. “I hope that works out well.”

“He said it was routine. He’ll call you tomorrow, and you guys can arrange a time to get together,” Angelo said.

“Good,” I said.

“Something to drink?” Carina asked, nodding toward a tray of soft drinks on the patio table.

“Thanks.” I took a bottled water.

“So,” she said. “Bring us up to date. Robbie keeps us pretty much filled in, but we appreciate the opportunity to hear from you directly. Where are we?”

“Thanks for meeting us this morning,” I said. “We have been making progress. Robbie’s probably told you, we’ve been able to uncover some of Gina’s activities on the day she went missing. We’ve identified some of her friends, along with a man that she used to see.”

“Salazar,” Angelo said.

“That’s right,” I answered.

“Good that the bastard’s dead,” he said.

I considered my words. “I agree. He was a bad man.” It was time to change the subject. “You’ll remember that when we first met, I told you there were three basic scenarios we felt were in play. We’ve now eliminated two of them from our focus.”

The Fiores looked at me but said nothing. “First, since we never heard any kind of ransom request, no note, no message of any kind, we’ve eliminated the kidnap-for-ransom scenario.”

Angelo nodded.

“Next,” I continued. “We’ve found absolutely no evidence to suggest that Gina was abducted by a stranger. Her condo was absolutely clean. The Crime Scene Investigation unit found nothing. If she was abducted, it almost had to have been from her condo, because her purse and keys were there. And if she was abducted from the condo, it was either done with no struggle, or whoever abducted her cleaned up perfectly afterward. This whole scenario seems too much of a stretch, so we’re moving on.” I didn’t mention that after two weeks, there’d be little hope of recovering Gina alive anyway.

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