Chapter 7
Stella liked to listen to the radio on her drive into the city each morning. On her way to work Tuesday morning, the headline items on the seven-thirty news bulletin were about a triple fatality, south of Keith on Dukes Highway, and an overnight fire that had partially destroyed a small group of shops at 76 Muller Road, Hampstead Gardens. Stella didn’t pay much attention to the details of the triple fatality on the main highway between Adelaide and Melbourne but she listened carefully to the story about the destruction of Joe Donatelli’s office.
When she reached the squad room, Brian had finalized his database search.
‘Donatelli is clean, Sarge. He doesn’t even have a speeding ticket,’ said Brian.
‘I wonder if we’ll hear from him today,’ said Stella.
‘I wouldn’t count on it,
