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ignored her.
“That wasn’t really that helpful,” Jay said, walking quickly to keep up again.
“Shh. Just get in the car,” Kori whispered back, never taking her eye off Brett.
As soon as he started his car, Kori did the same and then followed him out of the parking lot. He turned away from the main road—the opposite way than they’d come in—and Kori did the same.
“Where are we going now?” Jay asked.
“I’m going to follow him. Find out where he lives so I can come back if I need to and find him at home.”
“This is ridiculous. You’re going to get yourself in trouble. Don’t we have enough trouble right now for the Cooke family?”
Kori ignored her brother’s concerns and stayed a block behind Brett’s car. She was thankful that she drove a nondescript silver Subaru sedan that he’d be unlikely to notice.
It was only minutes before he pulled into a short driveway, parked and got out of the car. A woman, well endowed in the looks department with measurements as close to Barbie as one could get and still be able to walk, came outside to greet him. Kori kept her eyes focused on the public display of affection as she drove past and then turned to look at Jay.
“Who do you think that was?” he asked.
“If I had to guess, Brett’s motive for killing Heidi.”
CHAPTER 6
“What do you mean?” Jay asked.
“You really don’t watch detective shows, do you?” she teased. He shook his head. “If he never got back with Heidi, or they never remarried anyway, then he had to pay plenty of child support. Maybe Heidi wanted him back. Or was blackmailing him. Or was somehow preventing him from being with that blond bimbo. Or who knows what. Then he might have needed her out of the picture.”
“Wouldn’t he still have to pay child support in the form of raising his own kid?”
“You have a point. But maybe Heidi was getti ng it super inflated. Who knows? But I think it’s suspicious that his ex-wife is dead—and who knows when they finally ended things—and he’s already making out with someone else in his front yard.”
“I guess you’re right. How are we going to find out more about that?” Jay asked.
“Pull out your phone. See if you can find Heidi’s obituary. It’ll say who she outlived. And it might even tell us about a memorial service and funeral.”
Kori continued driving, heading back home. It was already late afternoon and she had work to do and wanted to stop by Nora’s so Ibis could meet Milo and Otis. She knew Ibis would need some dog friends for play dates after spending her mornings cooped up in the café. She waited for Jay to find what they were looking for.
“Here it is,” he finally said. “Outlived by her son—doesn’t give the name—and her parents. No mention of a husband.”
“What about a service?” Kori asked.
“Tomorrow night, Tuesday. Just a memorial. No funeral until the investigation is closed.”
“Perfect. Make sure you take tomorrow afternoon off. I think we have another trip to Scoter Circle we’ll have to make.”
“We’re going to the memorial?” Jay asked. Kori could feel him shooting daggers at her from his eyes.
“Of course we’re going. We’ll see if we can get more information about her and her relationships from her friends. Find out more about her history with Brett. If he had a history of violence, maybe she was the target in the past.”
“You really are crazy. What about Wesley, Oscar, Larry and Tyler? Can’t we just focus on them instead?”
“We’ll look into them, but Tyler doesn’t have any connection to Heidi. And we’re starting from zero with Wesley, Larry and Oscar. I think talking to her family and friends—and coworkers—will be our best shot at information.”
Jay was silent for a moment while he digested Kori’s plan. “Fine.”
“Great. Look up Wesley while I drive home. I bet there’s information about him on a company website or something. You said he works on Wall Street.
“That wasn’t really that helpful,” Jay said, walking quickly to keep up again.
“Shh. Just get in the car,” Kori whispered back, never taking her eye off Brett.
As soon as he started his car, Kori did the same and then followed him out of the parking lot. He turned away from the main road—the opposite way than they’d come in—and Kori did the same.
“Where are we going now?” Jay asked.
“I’m going to follow him. Find out where he lives so I can come back if I need to and find him at home.”
“This is ridiculous. You’re going to get yourself in trouble. Don’t we have enough trouble right now for the Cooke family?”
Kori ignored her brother’s concerns and stayed a block behind Brett’s car. She was thankful that she drove a nondescript silver Subaru sedan that he’d be unlikely to notice.
It was only minutes before he pulled into a short driveway, parked and got out of the car. A woman, well endowed in the looks department with measurements as close to Barbie as one could get and still be able to walk, came outside to greet him. Kori kept her eyes focused on the public display of affection as she drove past and then turned to look at Jay.
“Who do you think that was?” he asked.
“If I had to guess, Brett’s motive for killing Heidi.”
CHAPTER 6
“What do you mean?” Jay asked.
“You really don’t watch detective shows, do you?” she teased. He shook his head. “If he never got back with Heidi, or they never remarried anyway, then he had to pay plenty of child support. Maybe Heidi wanted him back. Or was blackmailing him. Or was somehow preventing him from being with that blond bimbo. Or who knows what. Then he might have needed her out of the picture.”
“Wouldn’t he still have to pay child support in the form of raising his own kid?”
“You have a point. But maybe Heidi was getti ng it super inflated. Who knows? But I think it’s suspicious that his ex-wife is dead—and who knows when they finally ended things—and he’s already making out with someone else in his front yard.”
“I guess you’re right. How are we going to find out more about that?” Jay asked.
“Pull out your phone. See if you can find Heidi’s obituary. It’ll say who she outlived. And it might even tell us about a memorial service and funeral.”
Kori continued driving, heading back home. It was already late afternoon and she had work to do and wanted to stop by Nora’s so Ibis could meet Milo and Otis. She knew Ibis would need some dog friends for play dates after spending her mornings cooped up in the café. She waited for Jay to find what they were looking for.
“Here it is,” he finally said. “Outlived by her son—doesn’t give the name—and her parents. No mention of a husband.”
“What about a service?” Kori asked.
“Tomorrow night, Tuesday. Just a memorial. No funeral until the investigation is closed.”
“Perfect. Make sure you take tomorrow afternoon off. I think we have another trip to Scoter Circle we’ll have to make.”
“We’re going to the memorial?” Jay asked. Kori could feel him shooting daggers at her from his eyes.
“Of course we’re going. We’ll see if we can get more information about her and her relationships from her friends. Find out more about her history with Brett. If he had a history of violence, maybe she was the target in the past.”
“You really are crazy. What about Wesley, Oscar, Larry and Tyler? Can’t we just focus on them instead?”
“We’ll look into them, but Tyler doesn’t have any connection to Heidi. And we’re starting from zero with Wesley, Larry and Oscar. I think talking to her family and friends—and coworkers—will be our best shot at information.”
Jay was silent for a moment while he digested Kori’s plan. “Fine.”
“Great. Look up Wesley while I drive home. I bet there’s information about him on a company website or something. You said he works on Wall Street.
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