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rapists and belonged in jail. He has a large following, so a lot of people must agree with what he's putting out there, and based on that, it very well could have been one of his followers who committed the crime. If it was one of his followers it's going to be very difficult to find out who it was.”
    “I know. I need to call Sean and see what he can find out about the reverend. I also want him to do some research on Bob's ex-girlfriend. I’ll call him now, and he may be able to get something for me tonight or early tomorrow morning."
    “Roger, would you ask him if he can find out anything about the wealthy rancher Renee was engaged to? His name is Mitch Warren. I was actually going to tell you about him and see if it was okay if I called Sean.”
    “Sure. Let me call him now and get that out of the way.” He picked up his cell phone and punched in Sean's number. “Sean, it's Roger. Sorry to bother you after hours, but I've got a little research I’d like you to take care of when you have time.” He listened to Sean for a moment. “Perfect, glad you have some time tonight. Here's what I need. I want everything you can get on a reverend in Dillon, California, named Lou Jacobs.” He listened a minute. “Yeah, that’s right. He lives in the city of Dillon. There’s also the county of Dillon. That’s where he ran for Dillon County Supervisor and lost. Anyway, he's got a big charismatic church there. Remember Bob Salazar? He used to work for our law firm, and he’s the one who beat Reverend Jacobs in the election.
    “The next person I'd like to know about is a wealthy rancher in the area by the name of Mitch Warren. Lastly, there's a family in San Francisco, name of Poncinello..."
    Liz heard Sean's voice coming through the phone. "Poncinello? Are you sure? That's a family you really don't want to mess around with. They've never even been arrested because every law enforcement person and politician in San Francisco is in their pocket, plus we’re talking about people who have no sense of morals. They mess up businesses and make people disappear before they've even had breakfast. The day just gets worse after that. Are you sure you want to open that can of worms?”
    Roger sighed. “I wish it wasn't necessary, but yes, I do need to know about them. I'm particularly interested in one of their daughters, a woman by the name of Candy Poncinello. See what you can come up with on her and Sean, thanks. I'm sure there are a lot of other things you could be doing tonight.” He ended the call.
    “What was that about some woman named Candy?” Liz asked.
    Roger told her about Bob's relationship with her and her parting words to him.
    “Wow! Did you know he was having an affair with some hot-blooded Italian?”
    “No. Bob is a very discreet man. I never met any of the women he was involved with, and from what he told me today, I guess there have been a few.”
    “I'm not surprised. He's a very attractive man. I would expect him to have had a number of relationships with women, plus he's our age, and he's never been married. It's not too much of a stretch to think of a number of women who would be interested in a handsome Latino. Bob has what I call ‘dancing eyes,’ and I think that's one of the reasons he's so attractive. They say the eyes are the windows to a person’s soul, and if that's true, he's got a smiling soul.”
    “Sorry, Liz, I have a little problem with Bob having a smiling soul. He may have other positive assets, but come on, a smiling soul? There’s something else that kind of bothers me about this man you refer to as having a smiling soul. Let me tell you why he dropped out of the race, and then I'd like to hear your thoughts.”
    When he’d finished telling her, Liz said, “I can totally understand why he didn't want his parents to be hurt because of him, but I’m getting a little concerned about a pattern I’m seeing. From what you've said, he never told Renee about Candy, only that he had