Chapter 15Thanh showed her into the den. He opened a desk drawer, produced a file folder and handed it to her. He gestured that she sit. Then he excused himself and left the room.
Sara opened the file to many old notes, evidently made by Thanh, and many old newspaper clippings with more pen scribbling bleeding into the edges of the pages. Articles about Mauli were on the bottom of the pile and none too current. Recent articles on the top offered new information about Kilipaki. From what she could make out, Kilipaki had been investigated twice in Honolulu; once as a suspect in a molestation case, the other concerning the murder of a young girl. He might well have crossed that line.
Thanh returned with a pitcher and two glasses filled with ice. “Guava juice.” He poured and offered her a gl
