The Influencer by Frankie Bow
Author:Frankie Bow [Bow, Frankie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Cozy, General, Humorous
ISBN: 9781393504832
Google: hOEhEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Hawaiian Heritage Press
Published: 2021-01-01T06:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 27
WHEN I GOT BACK FROM Mass, Emma was lounging on the couch, playing a game on her phone.
âHow was Mass?â she asked, without looking up. âYou dodge the Passing of the Peace?â
âMostly. What did you and Harriet get up to today?â
âI thought you didnât wanna know. Cause plausible deniability.â
âI know, but Iâm curious. Want a coffee?â
âNah, Iâm good.â
I went to make a cup for myself and joined her in the living room.
âWe tailed âim,â Emma said, almost causing me to spray my coffee.
âLadd?â
âUh-huh,â she said.
âEmma, if he really is a murderer and he catches you following him, heâs going to kill both of you, and Iâll have to find someone to teach biz law in the middle of the semester. Unless he comes over and murders me afterwards, then itâs not my problem anymore I guess.â
âNo worries. We kept outta sight.â
âIs Pat here? Heâd probably like to hear about this.â
âI already told him the whole story. Heâs been holed up in his room. He says he has to file something before some deadline.â
âHeâs not going to write about you spying on Edward Ladd, is he?â
Emma set down her phone on the floor and sat up.
âHe better not, I said not to.â
âSo how are you so sure your target didnât see you?â
âKnow what? That coffee smells good.â
Emma came back with her own cup and sat on the couch.
âWe used Harrietâs da kine. The big headphones and that horn-looking thing you point in the direction you wanna listen. Works good, that thing.â
âIs that legal?â I asked. âNever mind, sheâs a law professor. She would know. So what happened?â
âFirst, we hadda go into the cemetery right behind the rental unit to get a clear shot.â
âSo you and Harriet are standing in the cemetery, on a bright Sunday morning, wearing giant headphones and pointing the H.G. Wells ray gun at Laddâs house. Very low-key.â
âYou wanna hear about it or no?â
âYes. Now Iâm hungry though.â
I opened the refrigerator and looked for the leftovers was sure Iâd seen in there this morning.
âHey, are you hungry?â I called from inside the fridge.
âNah, I already ate your leftovers.â
âGreen candy corn it is.â I poured some onto a paper towel and rejoined Emma in the living room.
âAnyway, we was taking turns, one of us with the headphones, the other one holding the umbrella. So when Harriet had the headphones on, she heard the front door opening and closing. So we decided to split up with me following him. I got in my car and caught up to him pretty quick cause he was walking.â
âYou followed a pedestrian in your car?â
âYeah. I had to drive slow.â
âHe didnât notice a car driving next to him at three miles an hour?â
âCome on Molly, I know better than that. I drove behind him. Anâ the electric carâs quiet. He didnât notice me. Anyway I followed him all the way down to Longâs.â
âOkay, and?â
âHe bought some allergy medicine, a frozen burrito, and a bottle of Wild Turkey 101.â
âNot exactly a smoking gun, Emma.â
âOkay, get this.
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