Chapter Twenty-Three
Police crime scene tape strung around the scene glowed luminous in the portable lighting, and a tent had been erected over the charred and blistered remains of the vehicle and its macabre contents. Sally had retrieved one of the stools from where it had been hurled by the blast and now, Chap sat against the bar and looked out at the temporary shelter. Police forensic technicians, working under floodlights, entered the shelter where they examined the car. The shell of the vehicle would be taken away to a secure location for even closer forensic examination.
Chap’s face had begun to swell around his injury, and his cheek bore an uncomfortable wad of dressing put there by an ambulance officer. Paramedics wanted to take Chap to hospital for closer observation and further
