Chapter Thirty-SixAld wasn't answering and VM appeared to be off, so I tried Gail as we trailed Xavier.
She was getting ready to meet a friend for dinner and drinks at half past eight. “That's not like Ald. He must have been called away on urgent business.” Shuffling ensued. “Sorry, just collecting my bag. The damn thing fell and everything's on the floor. Uh, you wanted to know about this Bob guy, right?”
“You didn't share much when we talked back when.”
“There wasn't much to share—at least from what Ald gave me.”
“Maybe he wasn't sharing.”
“That wouldn't surprise me.” She laughed. “Let me see what I can find out in the next twenty minutes, before I head out. What's Bob's last name again?”
I gave it and disconnected as I pulled into a fairly empty parking lot.
Linda popped a mint i
