Rooted in Lies by Kasia Chojecki

Author:Kasia Chojecki [Chojecki, Kasia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Detective Burnett sat across from Ava and Nick in his office as they recounted their visit to Mitchell's home and the truck that tried to run them off the road. On his desk was a metal box Ava found in her grandfather's garage.

"It would probably be best that you two don't venture out anywhere near Mitchell's place," Tyler told them. "I'll try to do a run on the vehicle, but without the plates, I can't guarantee that we'll find anything."

"Can't you get anything off Nick's Jeep?" Ava asked.

"We can definitely give it a go," Tyler turned to Nick, "can you leave your vehicle in our shop for a couple of days? If we're lucky, we'll get some transfer paint from the truck that hit you. It would help to narrow down the search."

"Yeah, I can do that," Nick said. "The damage isn't as bad as it could have been, considering."

"It seems that you're making someone nervous," Tyler noted. "I checked with the lead investigator on the dry ice bomb, and so far, there are no prints."

"So you think the bomb and the other incidents are related?" Ava asked.

"At this stage, we can't eliminate any possibilities. If you like, I can assign some officers to keep an eye on you."

"I think it's fine," Nick interjected. "As long as we stay in the area. Most of these incidents happened out of town."

"You can never be too careful."

"I think Nick's right," Ava said. "We just need to stay close to home. Have you had a chance to check in on Mitchell's condition?"

"I made some calls," he said. "There is no change in his status. Nothing about his condition indicated any foul play."

"It just seems too much of a coincidence."

"Stranger things have happened," Tyler said as he shrugged. "You want to tell me about this box? You said it belonged to your mother."

"Yes," Ava said. "Inside, we found some negatives, floppy disks, rolls of film and a notebook."

"We haven't been able to get the film developed yet," Nick told him. "With everything that's happened in the last few days."

"You've been busy," Tyler said as he opened the box and picked up the printed pages. "Is this what's on the disks?"

"Yes," Ava nodded. "They look like financial statements and accounts, but I have no idea who they belong to."

Tyler put down the paper and picked up the notebook. He flipped through the pages as Ava and Nick sat in silence.

"I know what you're thinking," Ava said as Tyler's eyes met hers.

"Like I said, there are two possibilities as to why Sharon was murdered," he said. "She either found something that she wasn't supposed to and was killed for it. Or, she took what she found and tried to bargain with it."

"You mean blackmail," Nick said flatly.

"We have to consider all possibilities. Even if the answers are not what we hoped for."

Ava didn't say anything, but she knew how this looked. The documents would either exonerate Sharon or prove she wasn't as honest as her grandfather believed.

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