Chapter Five
On the Road
Nick Powell had purchased the car, a classic “muscle” car, from the estate of a suicide. The vehicle was, the seller certified, the only paid-for possession the fellow had left after losing his business, his home, and his marriage to the worst recession in decades.
In keeping with the high regard the owner had for said vehicle, he had considerately parked it, left the keys in the ignition, and walked a good bit away before blowing his brains out against a tree.
The note he left on the seat implored the reader to find a good home for his “Baby.”
“Don’t you think it’s unlucky to buy a suicide’s most prized possession?” Patrick Accuardi asked.
Nick’s friend in the beach town where they both lived liked asking such irksome questions.
“Naw,” Nick scoffed.
“You s
