Chapter 50Chief Akoni, wearing his uniform, arrived driving himself in a plain car, most likely intending to keep the disquieting news quiet as long as he could. He, too, had a big paunch and held his belly with both hands as he ducked under the yellow tape. Entering the back yard scene, he made a visual sweep of the area, then greeted Det. Lio first. “Been getting reports on the accident.” He jerked his head backward toward the intersection and then gestured toward the hole in the ground. “Fill me in on this, Lio.”
Det. Lio summarized the situation. The Chief stood back and watched the digging.
Finally, the entire left arm bones were exposed, with some metal pieces and fabric remnants clearly visible. Hale identified a cross-hatch pattern in pieces of what seemed to be threads that hadn
