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access to his papers, but mentioned nothing about anything that might have led to his untimely death.”
    “That’s our Jamie.” He paused for a moment and then added, “Seems odd the letter didn’t mention anything about a story .”
    “Why …did you think he was working on a story?”
    At that moment the waiter came by and cleared the table. They refused dessert, but each ordered a cappuccino to end the meal.
    “You were saying you thought he might be working on a story?”
    He grinned. “That’s not quite what I said. I was asking you if Jamie’s letter indicated he was working on a story. For me, it’s hard to know. When Jamie came back from overseas we had lunch. In fact, it was in this restaurant. You know Jamie. Even when he was out relaxing with friends, he would ask everyone around him a thousand questions. That’s how it was with our meeting. He asked how I was doing, what type of law I practiced, how my import/export business was faring, what type of items were being imported through the TriCity docks, did I see any of the old gang, on and on. I really don’t know if he was gathering information or just being Jamie. I guess I’ll never know if his questions had anything to do with writing a story.”
    The waiter returned with their cappuccinos. They took a moment to enjoy the taste of the frothy liquid.
    “How is your law practice doing, and what’s this about an import/export business?” Carrie asked.
    “My practice is doing well, and my import/export business started quite by accident. I was doing some legal work for one of the many import/export businesses in TriCity, and my research allowed me to become a bit of an expert. Soon I had a thriving practice, with one import client recommending another. You know , being a harbor city, we have quite a lot of business in this area. I’ve taken on three additional associates and at least for right now, we have more legal business than we can handle. As far as my own import/export business, it’s really quite small. It’s more of a hobby as a result of all the legal work I do.”
    “It sounds wonderful. I’m glad your practice is doing well, and there’s nothing wrong with having a hobby.” Carrie paused again as she looked around the restaurant. “Joel, what do you think about Jamie’s death? Do you think it was an accident?”
    “His death was certainly unexpected. As for the details, I really don’t know anything more than what I read in the papers.”
    Carrie sensed that Joel wanted to leave the subject of Jamie, but she asked her question anyway. “Do you think he was meeting someone that night and that’s wh y he was on the pier?”
    “I just don’t know. However, if there’s no indication that Jamie was working a story, I can’t imagine why he would be meeting anyone. Besides, the real point of this luncheon is to find out what you’re going to do.”
    “I’m going to go through Jamie’s materials like he asked. Get his papers separated so they can be given to Christopher and others. Stone thinks there may be some works that could be published, and then I was thinking about giving the rest of the materials to the TriCity College. ”
    “Not his journalism school?”
    “That school is large enough to receive lots of donations. However, the college here in Tri-County could use the donation. He’s probably the most famous student that went through the place. I thought they might want some of his original drafts, along with the published documents for the library.”
    “You’re famous in your field.”
    “Thanks for the compliment. I’m also still alive and I’m stingy. I’m keeping my papers for now.”
    “Carrie, I’m going to be perfectly frank. No one seems to know what Jamie’s death is all about. Let’s assume for a minute it was murder. What will the murderer do to the person who starts to meddle in something they thought was closed? Please don’t get curious the way you used to.”
    “I’m not planning on