CHAPTER SIXTEEN“No question about it.” Vince D’Onofrio and Olaf Stromback, the Kinsley and Buchanan of arson, were in agreement. D’Onofrio deferred to Stromback even though D’Onofrio held higher rank. “I’m a simple fireman, an old hoser, this boy is a scientist, ain’t you, Olaf? But just look at what Olaf found inside your car, Mr. Lindsey.”
Lindsey looked as directed, but he didn’t need to see the evidence to believe that his car had been firebombed. Accidental combustion might occur when someone carelessly stored gasoline cans in a basement where a thermostat could strike a spark, but cars did not set themselves on fire while standing quietly at the curb.
“This was inside the passenger compartment.” Stromback held up a transparent evidence bag. It contained a charred bottle. The blacke
