Back in the car, Takamatsu said, “You must have missed something at the crime scene.”
“You’re right,” Hiroshi said. “We missed figuring out who the murderer was and what the connection to the two missing girls must be.”
Takamatsu turned around in the front seat to Hiroshi. “What I meant was, let’s go take a look.”
“We should talk to Patrick’s friend first.” Hiroshi scrolled through his phone for the address Miyuki had given them in the lawyer’s office.
Takamatsu cracked the window and lit a cigarette.
Surprised Takamatsu gave up so easily, Hiroshi gave the address to Ishii who put it in the GPS and pulled west toward the on-ramp for the Shuto Expressway.
Hiroshi called Akiko back at headquarters.
“Wait a minute.” Hiroshi could hear her walking out to the hallway. “There’s so much to
