Chapter 13
Ruth’s attitude didn’t help anything when Captain Younger showed up at Mother Earth on Thursday morning, just before Christmas. I was going to lunch at McGarvey’s where I planned to have a word with Darlene’s son, Darryl. According to Virginia, he had been one of the last people to see my father the night of the party. Perhaps Daddy had said something to his future — ugh! — son-in-law that might give me a clue to his whereabouts. I had hoped to drag Ruth along with me, but Ruth was short-staffed and the little bundles of incense sticks she’d done up as stocking stuffers seemed to be selling like Pokémon, so she nixed the plan. I was heading out the door on my way to the restaurant when I saw Captain Younger double-park his cruiser on Main Street directly outside the shop, and s
