Chapter 14
Kitka spent the rest of the morning peacefully handling other cases. Near noon, he'd cleaned off the piles of paperwork waiting for him. The three furies hadn't called. Elaine Grusendorf hadn't called. Even Joe Bob wasn't as irritating as usual.
At 11:55 a.m., Maggie called. "Well Kitka, it's your lucky day. The computer is running. No one has been in tears all morning. And I've had a chance to do your legwork."
"Bless you," Kitka said, heartfelt. "So, can you tell me how all these people got here?"
"Well, some you know. Candace came up here two months ago under her maiden name from D.C. The three Whitaker women arrived Tuesday morning, two from Seattle, one from Portland. Elaine Grusendorf came up early Wednesday morning."
"Did you find Stephen Whitaker anywhere?"
"Nope.
