The Poi Predicament by Lyle Christie

Author:Lyle Christie [Christie, Lyle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949386103
Published: 2018-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Return to Nerd Island

WE BACKED OUT, turned around, and began the trek out of Walther Zeibt’s lovely ranch. Seven minutes later, we were back on the main road, and ten minutes after that, we were on the H2 heading south. My iPhone rang, and I looked down to see that Frank was calling, so I hit the hands-free answer button on the Suburban’s steering wheel.

“Finn here,” I said.

“How’s it going?” he asked.

“Pretty good. No one’s tried to kill us yet today.”

“That’s good news.”

“Indeed.”

“Well, we’re on for the barbecue, and everyone who is anyone is coming. Do you have a pair of eighties jogging shorts and a Hawaiian shirt you can wear?”

“I do, and I’ve grown a hell of a mustache.”

“Excellent, how does five o’clock sound?”

“Perfect, we’ll see you then.”

I hit the end button and looked at Violet.

“Finally, I get to see the fictitious home of my television alter ego.”

“What should we do in the meantime?” she asked.

“We need to go to the Police lab to get these bullets examined.”

“You know that they were acquired illegally and are therefore inadmissible as evidence?”

“I do, but I just want to find out if Walther is officially our guy. If so, he may very well be our last and only remaining lead.”

“Yeah, but you heard what he said. His life depends upon his discretion.”

“I know, but I think if it comes down to it, he’ll eventually give up his client’s name for the greater good.”

“Maybe.”

“He seems like a good guy in spite of his unusual profession.”

“He does, but he probably works on a lot of guns, which means those bullets are a real long shot—so to speak.”

“The silencer would have likely been fabricated within the last week, so I’m hoping he hasn’t had a lot of projects in the meantime.”

Twenty minutes later we pulled into a nice shady parking space in front of the Honolulu Police department, and we stepped out to see the entirety of the forensics department all carrying cups of Starbucks coffee as they arrived at the police station entrance. Obviously, they had all been on a break, and Velma, upon seeing us, smiled and stopped.

“Oh, hello, Finn and Agent Kalili,” she said.

“Hello, sexy temptress of the Honolulu Police nerd contingent. How are things in the lab?” I asked.

“Good, how’s your case coming along? Have you discredited us yet?”

“No, but I’m working on it.”

“Wonderful, so, what brings you by?”

“I have some bullets I’d like Bert to check out.”

Bert stepped forward and looked excited.

“Cool! Come on in, and I’ll take a look!” he said.

We followed the herd of nerds inside and left the afternoon heat and headed down to the cool temperate recesses of the basement. The nerds fanned out to their various stations, and we followed Bert back to his desk, and I handed him the bullets.

“So, what have we got here?”

“Some bullets we’ve come across, and I’m hoping one of them will be a match to Jessica’s gun.”

“Oh, can you tell me where you found them?”

“Sorry, not yet. Unfortunately, due to recent events, we need to keep our investigation on the extreme down low.

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