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out when I woke up that I rushed in to make sure they hadn’t been taken in the middle of the night. Katy thought it was hilarious.”
“Well, congrats,” she said. Even before the birth of his twin daughters, Todd Matthews had collected his share of sleepless nights. It was amazing how different he sounded when he was actually able to get a full night of rest. “How are those beautiful god daughters of mine doing?”
“Growing faster than I think I’m really comfortable with. I’m glad that eventually slows down, because I’m going to go broke if I have to completely replace their entire wardrobe every couple months. We have an entire bag of clothes they didn’t even wear once before outgrowing. Katy recommended we save them for you and Ben. Any news on when they could go to use?” he asked. There was a note of searching in his voice that was impossible to ignore. “Katy keeps asking and I would love to actually be able to give her an answer.”
“We’re getting off topic,” she stated. She glanced quickly to Ben, thankful he hadn’t heard the question. “You called about the case. Were you able to turn anything up on the woman we found? I tried to access the system on my end, but the network wouldn’t let me in.”
“Uh huh,” he muttered. He could tell she was avoiding the subject, but he didn’t push it. She was thankful. “They came in this week to upgrade our systems. You won’t be able to get in until you have your new security profile setup. Same goes for your husband.”
“Great,” she groaned. “Well, have you been able to find anything out on the victim?”
“Not much.” She could hear papers shuffling over the line. “Her name is Caitlin Burton. She’s fifty-two years old, and she has made her living restoring and preserving historical buildings. I spoke with her daughter this morning, and she told me she was living in Spicer Island for two months while she oversaw the renovation and restoration on a bed and breakfast. She spoke with her last week, and she didn’t mention any problems she was having. I put in a call to her partner to have everything about the current project sent in. She also has a husband, but I haven’t been able to track him down yet. I sent all of the information I had for him to Sergeant Perez. With the remoteness of the island, it won’t be hard to track who was in the vicinity at the time.”
“No, that definitely won’t be a problem,” she said. “As of right now, there are only eighty-three people on the island. That includes residence, seasonal workers, and tourists.”
“Well, at least you have a suspect pool to work with. Assuming both you and Ben weren’t involved, you only have eighty-one people to look at,” he stated.
Rilynne grinned and leaned back in her chair. “I don’t know,” she stated. “That’s a pretty big assumption. You know what they say about the people who find the body.”
“Very true,” he chuckled. “I could see Ben trying to stop someone from disrupting your honeymoon. You would be at the top of that list, though.”
Rilynne’s gaze shot over to Ben. His eyes were growing heavy and his head started to bob. She couldn’t help but smile. “That’s still a possibility. Let me know if anything turns up. And give both of those beautiful babies a kiss for me.”
Rilynne hung up the phone but didn’t take her eyes off of her new husband. Her partner had been right; none of this had been in Ben’s plan for their honeymoon. She considered letting it go for a brief moment, but she knew she couldn’t. The locals had never handled anything close to this before. She owed it to the victim’s family to do what she could to catch the person responsible.
“Any news?” he asked, though he didn’t open his eyes.
She pushed herself up from the chair and crossed the room to sit on the bed next to him. “Nothing that
“Well, congrats,” she said. Even before the birth of his twin daughters, Todd Matthews had collected his share of sleepless nights. It was amazing how different he sounded when he was actually able to get a full night of rest. “How are those beautiful god daughters of mine doing?”
“Growing faster than I think I’m really comfortable with. I’m glad that eventually slows down, because I’m going to go broke if I have to completely replace their entire wardrobe every couple months. We have an entire bag of clothes they didn’t even wear once before outgrowing. Katy recommended we save them for you and Ben. Any news on when they could go to use?” he asked. There was a note of searching in his voice that was impossible to ignore. “Katy keeps asking and I would love to actually be able to give her an answer.”
“We’re getting off topic,” she stated. She glanced quickly to Ben, thankful he hadn’t heard the question. “You called about the case. Were you able to turn anything up on the woman we found? I tried to access the system on my end, but the network wouldn’t let me in.”
“Uh huh,” he muttered. He could tell she was avoiding the subject, but he didn’t push it. She was thankful. “They came in this week to upgrade our systems. You won’t be able to get in until you have your new security profile setup. Same goes for your husband.”
“Great,” she groaned. “Well, have you been able to find anything out on the victim?”
“Not much.” She could hear papers shuffling over the line. “Her name is Caitlin Burton. She’s fifty-two years old, and she has made her living restoring and preserving historical buildings. I spoke with her daughter this morning, and she told me she was living in Spicer Island for two months while she oversaw the renovation and restoration on a bed and breakfast. She spoke with her last week, and she didn’t mention any problems she was having. I put in a call to her partner to have everything about the current project sent in. She also has a husband, but I haven’t been able to track him down yet. I sent all of the information I had for him to Sergeant Perez. With the remoteness of the island, it won’t be hard to track who was in the vicinity at the time.”
“No, that definitely won’t be a problem,” she said. “As of right now, there are only eighty-three people on the island. That includes residence, seasonal workers, and tourists.”
“Well, at least you have a suspect pool to work with. Assuming both you and Ben weren’t involved, you only have eighty-one people to look at,” he stated.
Rilynne grinned and leaned back in her chair. “I don’t know,” she stated. “That’s a pretty big assumption. You know what they say about the people who find the body.”
“Very true,” he chuckled. “I could see Ben trying to stop someone from disrupting your honeymoon. You would be at the top of that list, though.”
Rilynne’s gaze shot over to Ben. His eyes were growing heavy and his head started to bob. She couldn’t help but smile. “That’s still a possibility. Let me know if anything turns up. And give both of those beautiful babies a kiss for me.”
Rilynne hung up the phone but didn’t take her eyes off of her new husband. Her partner had been right; none of this had been in Ben’s plan for their honeymoon. She considered letting it go for a brief moment, but she knew she couldn’t. The locals had never handled anything close to this before. She owed it to the victim’s family to do what she could to catch the person responsible.
“Any news?” he asked, though he didn’t open his eyes.
She pushed herself up from the chair and crossed the room to sit on the bed next to him. “Nothing that
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