“I can answer your questions, but I’m not sure if it helps,” Kari says. We’re informed that Iqaluit’s water treatment plant sits on a bed of contaminated soil, so Peanut could have been investigating the impact of benzene on groundwater. The benzene in the soil could have been dissolved in a glass of water but this would be time intensive and result in a very dirty liquid. Even though people in Iqaluit are used to water that smells funny, brown water is not the norm. In fact, many people don’t even drink tap water.
The last question is the most problematic: is the data genuine. “I don’t have expertise in this area, but what I’m reading in Mr. Brandt’s notes appears complete and authentic,” Kari says.
“So we have a dead man and no suspects,” I say, more to myself.
“Or you have an acciden
