Chapter 54Sara and Birdie watched Det. Lio and the officer walk up the street toward Maleko's house. The officers ducked under the yellow tape and soon entered through the front door.
“They went inside.” Birdie pointed. “I wonder what they're looking for.”
“Me, too. Let's go.”
“Not me. I'm through with this, and you'd better stay put.”
“I can't.” Over the top of the lava rock wall, she could only see the top of the front door and they hadn't closed it. “If our strange neighbor turns out to be a serial killer, I want to know what it is they think they'll find that could clinch it.”
Birdie left for home. Sara headed up the street and slipped under the tape. Fabric of the tented canvas awning Maleko used to house his pickup billowed and snapped in the wind. She quietly slipped in through
