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.” Sara rushed past him to the mantle and lifted it up.It was an antique, dating back decades, of that he was certain.It would have even been a classic for Quinn—and that said a lot.It was made of pine, by the looks of it, with intricate wood scrollwork framing the front face.The hands were brass, and the golden numerals, Roman.“I’m assuming this is the one that just rang.” She inspected the clock, running her fingertips along its edges.“Yeah, and it nearly scared me to dea—” He moved in closer.“Darling, what is it?”“Could it be? Let me see that.”She handed it over, her brow knitting.“There’s a door in the back.Makes sense this would be where the inner workings are, but look at this.” Sean flipped the clock over and there was a keyhole.“Oh, try the key.”Sean took it from his pocket and slipped it in.It fit perfectly.He paused to look up at his wife.Her excitement mirrored his.He went to the coffee table and placed the clock down.Sara dropped to the floor and he settled in beside her.With a small twist, a panel opened.Sara let out a gasp and Sean laughed.“What? This is exciting.”He had to give her that.He took the panel and put it beside the clock.He expected it to reveal the inner workings, which it did, but it also provided something else—a folded piece of paper.He opened it up and read it out loud.“Dear Sean, Up until this point we have been through a lot together, haven’t we? I knew you would find this.I sincerely hope that you were able to enjoy spending some of the money I left you.I also hope that you were able to find true love and someone to share it with.I need you to do me a favor.”“This is amazing, darling.He knew you would find this.He left it for you.I wonder at what point in his life? Back when you first met, or more recently.”“There’s still more to the letter.” Irritation laced his speech, but her speaking had yanked him out of his spiritual reunion with Quinn.“When I met you, you were a street cop, but I followed your career and know that you turned out to be a murder detective.This is where you can help me, friend.My daughter, Cindy, was murdered.Now, the papers will tell you that she committed suicide, but not my girl.Please, do whatever you must, but find justice for her.”When he finished reading it, Sean passed the letter to Sara.“Did you even know he had a daughter?” she asked, her words hushed, teasing the edge of being audible.She must have picked up on his emotion.“No, I’m embarrassed to say, it turns out I didn’t really know the man that well at all.”Sorting Out The DetailsSEAN RUMINATED OVER THE GIST of the message.Quinn wanted them to investigate the death of his daughter.There was a lot of information they would have to gather for themselves, as his letter was rather vague.“You looked through his office?”Sara nodded, absentmindedly, and handed the letter back to Sean.“Did he have a computer?” He asked the question, but surmised he already knew the answer.Quinn had been an older man and probably had no need for them.He employed people to use technology for him.“No, but he did have an old typewriter.” Sara smiled, but it only remained there briefly.“We’re going to have to find out more about his daughter.I’m surprised he didn’t put more information in the letter.”“That’s the thing.My gut’s telling me there’s something we’re missing.Why go to all the trouble of locking this letter in a clock only to give us vague details to go on?”“He was confident in your abilities to solve this.”“Or he didn’t want the wrong person to stumble across it.We’ve got to get back to the house and get online.”“We could call in a favor with Jimmy.” Her face cracked into a smile and he returned one.“Do you think he’d help us out again?”“Why not?”“I don’t know.I don’t think he wants to get involved with us on a regular basis.”“We could always bribe him.”“Didn’t you promise him a fine bottle of cognac? We still haven’t made good on that.”“Sounds like the perfect time.”“I don’t know if I want to waltz down to PD.I’m not ready to see everyone yet,” Sean sulked.“Come on, darling, you’re being silly.They’d be happy to see you.”“Yeah, but if the chief catches wind that Jimmy’s helping us out, his job could be at risk.”“True.We’ll have to deliver it to his home this evening.He can dig up her information in the morning.We have an appointment tomorrow anyway, don’t we? We could ask Mr.Cranston about Cindy.”“Beautiful and smart.” Sean kissed her.Sara clicked on the keyboard and moved the mouse around the screen.“This will only take a few minutes, but at least we’ll know a little bit about Cindy and the circumstances surrounding her death.Then we’ll go to Jimmy and ask him to look into this further.”Sean pulled up a kitchen chair beside the task one Sara was in.“Whoever thought your fascination with obituaries would pay off?”She turned to face him and smiled.“Seriously? You’re saying that? If it wasn’t for my fascination, as you put it, you might never have found out about Mr.Quinn.”“Oh, nonsense, dear, his lawyer would have hunted me down.”“Uh-huh, you’d hope so anyway.” Her smile faded as she returned her attention to the screen.“There are pages of results.”“I guess it makes sense if she was the daughter of a billionaire.”“I suppose, but Mr.Quinn was really private about his affairs.You had no idea, and even after being inside his home, I never would have guessed it either.Looking at these results, however, Cindy didn’t keep as low a profile.Look.”She pointed to the titles of newspaper articles.Tycoon’s Daughter Found DeadWas It Really That Awful At The Top?The Rumors Surrounding Tycoon’s Daughter, ExposedBillionaire’s Daughter Killed Herself“We owe it to him to figure out what happened to his daughter.If he didn’t believe she killed herself, that’s enough for me,” Sean said.“Darling, are you sure? I mean, this would have been investigated already.”“Considering all that Quinn has done for me, for us, we owe him this much.”Sara nodded.“You’re right.I agree.Time to get to the liquor store and then pay our friend a visit, don’t you think?”“It sounds like a perfect idea.”Unusual CompensationJIMMY VOIGT DESERVED MORE IN life than he’d been given.His marriage of twenty-five years fell apart because of the badge—at least that’s the excuse his wife had used when she left him.Sean had heard all about it, and had seen the same scenario happen to other officers.Jimmy had taken a desk job, opting for political boredom and budget play, in an effort to preserve the relationship.It didn’t matter.He had told Sean he was okay with it, but there was a glint in his eyes that belied his words.He was trapped into position [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]