“So, did you get everything packed up?” Manfred asked, strolling around the apartment.
“Finally,” Bella said. “I did a few boxes each day this week, so it actually wasn’t bad. But I discovered I have accumulated more stuff than I thought. So, I called and planned for one of the little bitty U-Haul trailers to pull behind the truck. I thought we’d pick it up first thing in the morning.”
“How’s your young man, Bellissima?”
“Great. Except for catching this wicked case, that is. It’s pretty big, Grandpa. If he can figure this creep out and stop him, well, it would be impressive for his first case out of the academy. Although if you were to ask Nathan, he’s not even thinking about that part.”
“I know for a fact he’s not even considered that part. His focus is on stopping this lunatic, which
