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office without saying another word.  Gloria slid into her car and headed out of town.  To Kenny’s place.
    Kenny had lived in the same house for years.  It was a cute little bungalow.  One that looked like it belonged on the beach.  The wood exterior was painted the palest shade of blue.  The windows were trimmed in white, which was a perfect match for the small white porch that covered the front.
    Tara, Kenny’s ex-wife, and he had divorced a few years back.  Tara had worked at Prestige Motors, the largest car dealership in the county.  It was in Green Springs.  She’d worked her way up from part-time receptionist to office manager and was eventually promoted to manager of the finance department. She and Kenny had lived the American Dream.  Both had good jobs making decent money.  They had spent their time traveling around the world and buying an array of toys.  ATV’s, snowmobiles, boats…. 
    Yeah, things had been going good for the two of them.  Then, one day out of the blue, Tara walked out on Kenny. Rumor had it that Tara had run off with her boss.  Not that Kenny ever shared with Gloria what exactly had happened.  But Ruth knew.  Ruth had taken Kenny under her wing and Gloria knew he felt an unwavering sense of loyalty to Ruth, who was also his boss.
    Gloria pulled in the paved drive and climbed out of the car.  She made her way down the small sidewalk and up the three steps to the front door.  She lifted her hand and started to knock when the door flew open.  Gloria’s mouth opened at the same time the door opened. 
    Even though there was a screen separating them, she got a good look at Kenny’s disheveled state.  A day old beard framed his face and dark stubble covered his upper lip.  Part of his hair was matted to the side of his head while other parts stuck straight up in the air.  This was not the neatly-groomed Kenny that Gloria knew.
    He pushed the screen door open.  “You can come in.”  He stepped aside and watched as Gloria made her way past him and into the cozy living room.  She exhaled the breath she’d been holding.  At least his house was still in order. 
    Gloria stepped over to the antique rocker in the corner.  The one that faced the floral sofa.  Tara had done a beautiful job decorating the place. It was a shame she wasn’t around to enjoy it. But that was her loss.
    Kenny plopped down on the sofa.  He cupped his head in his hands and looked at Gloria with drooping eyelids.  “You heard, huh.”
    Gloria nodded.  “I just stopped by the post office and found out you were let go until the investigation is complete.”
    “Just like Ruth,” he said. “Remember when I told you I thought the DEA thought it was an inside job?”
    He went on. “So I guess they suspect Ruth or me?”
    Gloria nodded.  “But what about Seth?”  Seth was the college kid that worked a few days a week sorting boxes and packages to load on the trucks.
    Kenny shrugged.  “He doesn’t have access to stuff.  You know, like Ruth and I have.”
    True, but Gloria couldn’t rule him out.  Gloria remembered the mysterious dumpster diver from the night before.  The one that she and Ruth had spotted during the stakeout.  Maybe it wasn’t an inside job.  Maybe it was an outside job.
    “Before I got the boot yesterday, I overheard the two agents. They said they had who they thought was the ringleader of the group in custody, but he wasn’t talking.”
    Gloria tapped the side of her cheek.  “Then they’re after the middle man.  The one in between that has some connection to the post office.”
    “They brought Tammy Dillon over to fill in since Ruth and I are gone.”
    Tammy Dillon ran the post office over in nearby Fenway. It was a lot smaller than the one in Belhaven.  At one time, the building had been a gas station before it was converted into the post office.  
    Gloria wondered what Ruth would think about Tammy being her temporary replacement.  Ruth had told Gloria a