Chapter 50The crime lab finally released Joe's house. His cleaning lady removed dark carbon powder from just about every surface in the living and dining room and bedroom. The police lab techs found lots of smudges. The perpetrators must have worn gloves.
Abi and Joe worked to restore some semblance of order to the house and determine what furnishings might be repairable. “You know, Joe? Megan is cunning way beyond her years.”
“Seems that way.” He picked up an armload of books and began placing them in topical order back onto the shelves. “She knew all along what she was doing.”
Getting the house back in order was momentary diversion. The phone rang. It was a job for Joe, if he wanted to go on the road. He turned it down. “I'm not going out of town again till we get Megan freed.”
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