Who Bought It?
I hadn’t been in for ten minutes when Vince called. He had gotten the report back from his guys and they were able to raise the serial numbers.
“Hot damn, Vince. I owe you one for this.”
“Make it two,” he said. “They also traced it to a gun dealer in Alabama, who sold it to a guy named Kevin Hemphill. Ring a bell?”
“You bet your ass it does. He’s our number one suspect—now our only suspect.”
“Good. Some days things work out.”
“Does it look solid?”
“As solid as can be. I spoke to the dealer myself, and he said this guy…Hemphill, paid for the gun and a suppressor with cash, but Hemphill did show him a license, a California license. He mentioned he was in Atlanta on business and wanted protection.”
“And what was the silencer for?”
“Exactly,” Vince said. “I faxed the re
