InvestigationIn the kitchen Wednesday morning, the staff were all talking about the drowning. The chef went about his regular morning routine baking baguettes and croissants but found time to add his opinions. After feeding the goat and monkey, I ate yesterday's bread and sipped a bowl of coffee mixed with hot milk while listening to the discussion. Nsia made sure things kept moving while people speculated on the reason for Mamadou's death. The consensus was that the Spirits had drowned Mamadou in a cyanide pond because of something Mamadou had done personally, or because he was helping the mining company steal their gold. Time would tell.
Konaté went to the mine early and met with Bamba.
“I got your message,” said Konaté. “What the hell went on here last night?”
“Watch this,” said Bamb
