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“Did it work?”
“Near as I could tell. If someone made a feast like that for me, I’d sit up and take notice.”
“Duly noted. Moving on to other topics, I have news.”
He sipped his coffee while she filled him in on her latest recollection, waiting until she finished to speak. “That will be very helpful if we can ever identify any suspects besides Allen.”
“How can Chad still be a suspect? He doesn’t have a tattoo.”
“Whoever did this could have had an accomplice. Allen was in a perfect position to act as a lookout.”
“Then he fell down on the job, because I got past him. If he was watching the door, wouldn’t he have tried to divert me?”
Hard to argue with that.
“I agree we can rule him out as the killer—and likely as an accomplice.”
“He and Dara will be relieved to hear that. By the way, there’s a piece of Oreo cheesecake in my fridge with your name on it.”
He gave the snowy scene outside his window a regretful scan. “If we weren’t in the midst of a blizzard, I’d run over for it. As it is, I’m even forgoing church.”
“Join the club. No worries on the cheesecake. It will keep in my freezer for months.”
“I don’t intend to wait that long to claim it.”
“Nice to know. So I guess we’re both in hibernation mode for the day. Let’s hope the streets are clear by tomorrow, though. I have a busy week ahead.”
“Busier than usual?”
“Mm-hmm. Heidi Robertson asked me to cater a lunch on Tuesday for the employees at her husband’s company. Or her company now. A thank-you to them for helping her get up to speed on the business. I had to work that into my schedule in addition to my usual clients. What does your week look like?”
“Also busy. But less predictable than yours. Crime doesn’t happen on a schedule.”
“Maybe you’ll get a new lead on the Robertson case.”
If only.
“We can hope, but at the moment the details you’re remembering are it.”
“No pressure there.”
“None intended. In terms of the tattoo, I’d like to hook you up with one of our sketch artists to try and recreate what you saw. There are a few tattoo databases out there, and it’s possible we may get a hit.”
“Sure. Have them give me a call.”
“I’ll try to join you for the session if I can.” Not customary, but he’d take any excuse he could get to see Lindsey.
“That would be great.”
In the background, the beep of a timer echoed. “It sounds like you’ve already been working in the kitchen.” He wandered over to the window.
“I got up early too. Once that image came to me in the middle of the night, it was hard to get back to sleep. Instead of lying there staring at the ceiling, I decided to put the hours to productive use and get a jump on the food I’m making for Tuesday’s lunch.”
“I won’t keep you then. Expect a call from one of our forensic artists tomorrow. And slot me into your busy schedule for that piece of cheesecake. Maybe later in the week, if both of us are available.”
“I’ll pencil you in for Thursday or Friday.”
“That’ll work. In the interim, watch your back.”
