Chapter Twenty-Six
Chief
Brandy was making our morning coffee, and I turned on the radio for NPR with my first cup of Joe; an old habit of mine.
“Top of the news this morning: the most daring robbery in the city’s history was carried out by an unknown gang of thieves who made off with the Jewel of the Sea, worth an estimated $20 million!”
Brandy almost dropped the coffeepot as she turned and stared. “Douglas?” I shrugged, and bent closer to the radio to listen.
“A wedding was in progress, and most of the hotel patrons were toasting a bride and groom who had just arrived from church. Midway through the celebrations, a heavy truck slammed through the front entrance directly into the lobby and smashed through the glass case which contained the jewel itself.
“Before anyone could recove
