The Mysteries of Max: Mysteries of Max Box Set 18 by Saint Nic

The Mysteries of Max: Mysteries of Max Box Set 18 by Saint Nic

Author:Saint, Nic
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Puss in Books
Published: 2022-04-20T16:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER 23

Mel Corset proved most helpful, which probably was a given, since he’d made it his life’s work to help others by filling up their gas tanks and providing those little extras like clean windshields and oil to lubricate their engines.

“Of course I have a security camera,” he said when Chase informed him that we were trying to locate a certain vehicle on a certain day at a certain time. “You can never be too careful these days. You’d be amazed how many people try to take off without paying. Now what day did you say you wanted me to look at?”

We proceeded to a back room located behind the counter, where a series of recorders stood humming away with industrious diligence. Behind Mr. Corset’s counter a bank of screens provided him with a good overview of the goings-on at his gas station, and the little shop attached to it, but back here all of those images were also recorded on a set of sturdy disks, and kept for posterity.

“How long do you keep the recordings?” asked Chase, not hiding his admiration for the man’s setup.

“Indefinitely,” said Mel proudly. “You never know if at some point in the near or far future a cop will drop by, just like you’re doing now, and ask me if I’ve got the recordings for some date far in the past, like you’re doing now. And then it’s an honor and a privilege for me to be able to tell him, like I’m telling you now: of course I’ve got that footage for you, officer, like I’m about to show you now.”

And he dug into a large metal filing cabinet, where a series of discs were neatly lined up, organized according to date.

“Here we go,” said Mel, as he handed Chase a disk. “This should do the trick.”

“Where can I watch this?” asked Chase.

“Oh, you can take it, if you want. I keep copies of everything you see in here. A physical copy at home, of course, and a digital copy in the cloud. You can never be too prepared or organized, just in case a cop drops by and needs a copy, like you do now.” And he beamed at us with pride written all over his features.

On our way out, I noticed Frédérique studying her human carefully, only taking a break from her intense scrutiny to give me a wink.

I gave her two thumbs up. If Mel Corset was involved in the disappearance of Addie Dexter and Ted Machosko, Frédérique would find out and let us know.

Our next port of call was the police precinct, where Chase had the setup needed to study the security footage more closely.

And so the long wait began. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to find something on CCTV footage before, but it’s more or less the same thing as trying to find your glasses: the thing you want is almost always in the very last place you look. Not that cats wear glasses, of course. Our eyesight is perfect, thank you very much.



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