Danger Point by Douglas J. Bourg

Author:Douglas J. Bourg [Bourg, Douglas J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-11T22:00:00+00:00

He sits in the shadows outside John Gomez’ house, waiting, watching.

Chapter 30

“Hello?” I answer groggily. The phone wakes me again, but this time the sun is shining.

“Bobby. Ron Francis, Jeannie’s father.” He says in his gruff voice.

Jeannie’s dead. Not a nightmare after all. It really happened.

“Good morning, sir.” I sit up in the bunk. “Are you here in Orange County?”

“Yes we are. Could you meet with Chako and me this morning? We’d like to see you. We have some questions about – well, you’d seen her recently.”

“Of course. I can be at your hotel in an hour or so, Mr. Francis. Do you want me to try to reach Captain Sprague to see when he can meet with you and your wife?”

“Yes. Thank you. To explain what happened. Yes.” I can hear him take a deep breath on the other end of the line. “We’d like to get Jeannie’s remains released, as soon as possible, so we can have a ceremony to honor her life. Chako and I will have to fly to Hawaii to pack up her house.” He clears his throat. I can tell he’s trying to hide his emotions. Having been a police chief, he knows what’s involved, and I can tell he’s just trying to get through it the best he can.

“I’ll get to you as soon as I can.” I say.

“Thank you, Bobby,” He hesitates, “I look forward to seeing you again, even under these circumstances.” He pauses for a minute as if he has something he wants to say to me then hangs up without saying anything more.

I stand up and pull on some clothes. My mind is reeling. I grab my backpack with the puzzle box and head out to my van. I put the backpack in the rear of the van and jump in the driver’s seat. On my way out of town, I hit the drive-through coffee place, get a bear claw and a large black coffee and head out to the Hilton.

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