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don’t
have any plans this evening.”
“Sure,” Toby replied, “it shouldn’t take
long but I always love company.”
Lin was eager to share her experience in
town with Toby. As they drove out to
Lomaki she recounted her chance meeting with Smith at the gallery as well as
their lunch conversation. She
concluded her tale by mentioning that he had gone back into the gallery when
she clearly remembered that he was earlier planning to wait for Sessions to
call regarding whatever they had been discussing when she arrived.
“Sounds like you are suspicious of Dr.
Smith,” Toby offered, “are you playing amateur detective?”
“No, no,” Lin replied, “I’m just curious
as to why he reacted as he did today at lunch. He clearly became ill at ease
when I brought up the incident.”
“Maybe the whole thing just spooked him a
bit,” Toby said. “It was a bit unnerving to say the least.”
“That’s certainly true. Maybe it just bothered him more than I
realized—perhaps because of his students and his concern for the impact
of this incident on them. He did
seem to accept the fact that this was probably an accidental death—but I
still see a lot of unanswered questions.”
“Well, I think Deputy Taylor is
definitely leaning toward the accident theory,” Toby said. “ They will wait on
the ME report but with not much evidence it looks to me like the ruling will be
an accidental death.”
“Well, I for one have questions that I
wish could be answered. Whatever happened, this person was important to others
and I feel sure he is missed. They
deserve good answers as to what happened to him and I hope they get them.”
They arrived at Lomaki and picked up the
signs. The area would be opened
again to visitors tomorrow just as if nothing had happened here. Lin could not forget that this man,
whatever had happened to him, was someone’s son, brother, husband. He had important responsibilities to his
clan and community and he was certain to have been missed by someone. She could not forget this. She could only hope that some good
answers would be found and the family could have closure.
The sun was beginning to set as Lin and
Toby arrived back at the housing area. Toby dropped Lin off in front of the apartments and then drove the park
vehicle back around to its parking spot. He then headed back toward the
visitor center to put away the keys.
Lin suddenly felt tired, even though she’d
had a pretty routine afternoon. She couldn’t forget the way Neal Smith looked and behaved when she brought
up the subject of the remains that had been found. She knew there was more to this story
and she hoped the authorities would pursue some of these questions before
completing their report. She did
enjoy the lunch today, though. She
would certainly not mind if Neal Smith wanted to get together again.
Returning to her apartment, she opened up
the windows to catch the cooler evening breezes and changed into more
comfortable clothes. She grabbed
one of the new mysteries she had checked out from the library and settled on
the sofa to read. Try as she might
though, she couldn’t completely forget the questions that troubled her about
this incident. Realizing that there
could be no real answers until the authorities made their report, she tried to
put her thoughts about the case aside and get into the fictional case in her
book. Soon she was absorbed in the
story and she continued reading until well past her usual bedtime, pausing only
to prepare some soup and a sandwich when hunger finally caught up with her. Her questions would have to wait.
***
After taking leave of Lin, Neal Smith
quickly headed back to the gallery. He was concerned about the information Lin had shared concerning the
possible identification of the remains discovered the previous day. He too had recognized the carved eagle
belt buckle as Cullen’s. He had
always worn
have any plans this evening.”
“Sure,” Toby replied, “it shouldn’t take
long but I always love company.”
Lin was eager to share her experience in
town with Toby. As they drove out to
Lomaki she recounted her chance meeting with Smith at the gallery as well as
their lunch conversation. She
concluded her tale by mentioning that he had gone back into the gallery when
she clearly remembered that he was earlier planning to wait for Sessions to
call regarding whatever they had been discussing when she arrived.
“Sounds like you are suspicious of Dr.
Smith,” Toby offered, “are you playing amateur detective?”
“No, no,” Lin replied, “I’m just curious
as to why he reacted as he did today at lunch. He clearly became ill at ease
when I brought up the incident.”
“Maybe the whole thing just spooked him a
bit,” Toby said. “It was a bit unnerving to say the least.”
“That’s certainly true. Maybe it just bothered him more than I
realized—perhaps because of his students and his concern for the impact
of this incident on them. He did
seem to accept the fact that this was probably an accidental death—but I
still see a lot of unanswered questions.”
“Well, I think Deputy Taylor is
definitely leaning toward the accident theory,” Toby said. “ They will wait on
the ME report but with not much evidence it looks to me like the ruling will be
an accidental death.”
“Well, I for one have questions that I
wish could be answered. Whatever happened, this person was important to others
and I feel sure he is missed. They
deserve good answers as to what happened to him and I hope they get them.”
They arrived at Lomaki and picked up the
signs. The area would be opened
again to visitors tomorrow just as if nothing had happened here. Lin could not forget that this man,
whatever had happened to him, was someone’s son, brother, husband. He had important responsibilities to his
clan and community and he was certain to have been missed by someone. She could not forget this. She could only hope that some good
answers would be found and the family could have closure.
The sun was beginning to set as Lin and
Toby arrived back at the housing area. Toby dropped Lin off in front of the apartments and then drove the park
vehicle back around to its parking spot. He then headed back toward the
visitor center to put away the keys.
Lin suddenly felt tired, even though she’d
had a pretty routine afternoon. She couldn’t forget the way Neal Smith looked and behaved when she brought
up the subject of the remains that had been found. She knew there was more to this story
and she hoped the authorities would pursue some of these questions before
completing their report. She did
enjoy the lunch today, though. She
would certainly not mind if Neal Smith wanted to get together again.
Returning to her apartment, she opened up
the windows to catch the cooler evening breezes and changed into more
comfortable clothes. She grabbed
one of the new mysteries she had checked out from the library and settled on
the sofa to read. Try as she might
though, she couldn’t completely forget the questions that troubled her about
this incident. Realizing that there
could be no real answers until the authorities made their report, she tried to
put her thoughts about the case aside and get into the fictional case in her
book. Soon she was absorbed in the
story and she continued reading until well past her usual bedtime, pausing only
to prepare some soup and a sandwich when hunger finally caught up with her. Her questions would have to wait.
***
After taking leave of Lin, Neal Smith
quickly headed back to the gallery. He was concerned about the information Lin had shared concerning the
possible identification of the remains discovered the previous day. He too had recognized the carved eagle
belt buckle as Cullen’s. He had
always worn
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