Fifty Tit for Tat and All That “Are you sure?” “As sure as DNA gets, which is pretty damn sure.” “Oh my god … what does this mean?” “It means things just got a whole lot weirder. Can you send me everything you have on this guy? I don’t want to bother Rupert today. He’s going to feel like a train hit him by tonight.” “Yes. Sure …” I’m stunned. “Derek Irving was supposed to be the on-island security guy. Our own cop.” “Did you ever meet him?” “No. Finan did once. But apparently he went back to Abbotsford to deal with family or something and then never returned. Rupert said he just stopped responding to emails and calls. Figured he maybe got another job and didn’t bother telling us.” “This is a wild guess, but I don’t think he ever left the island. His family in Abbotsford hasn’t hea

