Page 31 of The Bone Code
“Is the file huge?” Totally psyched.
“No.”
“Can you scan and send it to me?”
“Already in the works.”
“You’re my hero.”
“Not an easy mission.”
“Am I so hard to please?”
“No comment. But this should delight you. I also pulled up info on the guy who got broiled in his car.”
“You think he’s relevant?”
“Mostly I was curious. It bugged me that I couldn’t remember how that investigation went down.”
“Weren’t you on special assignment a lot back then?”
“Yes.” I heard a page flip. “The victim was ultimately ID’d by dental records. Jean-Pierre Tremblay from Sorel. The trail dead-ended for five years, then the cold-case unit reopened the investigation.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know. Anyway, it turned out Tremblay’s common-law wife, Sonja, had a lot of time to think while hubby was in the slammer. Sonja decided she was over being Jean-Pierre’s punching bag. Also, she’d found a new squeeze.”
“Let me guess. Sonja and her new sweetie devised a plan.”
“They shot Jean-Pierre within days of his release. Torched the car to make it look like a biker hit.”
“You have to give them credit for keeping up with the news.”
“Indeed.”
“Were Sonja and company charged?”
“Here’s the mother lode of all karma. Their truck was pancaked on a railroad crossing a year after they popped Jean-Pierre.”
“Both were killed?”
“Quite thoroughly.” I heard a chair squeak. “You should get the file on the container vics this evening.”
“Really, Ryan. I owe you.”
“When might you deliver?” Voice husky and not at all subtle.
“I’m not due at the lab for a couple of weeks.”
“Not sure I can wait.”
“I know you’ll keep busy.”
“Got a call today from a guy in Vermont.”
“You are one popular PI.”
“It’s that genius thing I’ve got going.”
