Australia, living his life as a Gamma-ray astronomer in a foreign country. Other than the bag of coke that is. Receipts were strewn about on the kitchen counter, none giving any clues to anything but his diet, which consisted of a lot of vegetables from the local supermarket.
“There’s no phone. That reminds me, can we look at phone records for my brother and this guy? There may be some clues there. We should have the cell phone company ping his phone as well to see where it’s at, if there’s any charge left in it. Did it go straight to voice mail when you called it earlier?”
“Yes, it did.”
“Okay, that says something. He’s not charging his phone. Maybe he knows someone could trace his phone if he charged it. Maybe he’s running. I don’t see his car keys anywhere. What about his passport? I haven’t seen one, have you?”
“No.” She looked around with her hands out.
“Okay, so he has his passport also. Can we trace movement with his passport?”
“Probably not. At least, it’s not easy. Schengen rules allow free travel between most European countries. Most countries don’t even have electronic passport control of any kind. There will be a guard, and he will look at the passport, and done.” She swiped her hands together as if wiping off crumbs. “We can check of course, but it is very difficult to trace by passport now. We can check his credit cards and cell phone.”
“You have a person in the Caribinieri that does all this stuff?”
“Yes.” She smiled. “there is a guy who does all this stuff. He is the technical genius of the office.”
A close thunder rumbled long and slow, followed by a deluge of rain drops hitting the roof and windows.
“We’ll have him check on Dr. Rosenwald’s car as well,” she said. “He can get the registration.”
“I wonder if he could hack into my brother’s computer at the same time.”
“If it can be done, he will be able to do it.”
I’d also like to take a thorough look at the police report, or whatever you call it here in Italy,” he said. “All after we go to the Albastru Pub.”
“Is that all?” She looked at him facetiously.
“I hope that’s all. Yeah.”
A white flash of lightning lit the interior of the apartment, followed by a deafening boom that rolled into the distance.
Chapter 20
Lia cut a chunk off her Margherita pizza. “So, what’s it like in Colorado?”
“It’s a beautiful state. There aren’t nearly as many people as here, at least where I come from, in the mountains. Some days you’ll see more animals than other people. I love it.”
They sat inside a crowded pizzeria along the river while it poured rain outside. Pizza and cokes and water were served — much needed fuel.
“Have you been there your whole life?”
“Most of it. I was in the military for a number of years right out of high school, then I returned.”
Her eyes lit up. “Really? Where did you serve?”
“I was stationed in Washington.”
“Where did you go?”
He laughed at her intense interest. “Pacific Rim. Mostly Asia and Australia.”
“Oh, wow. That must have been amazing.” She shook her head and sipped her Coke. “Did you see any action?”
“Nah, not much,” he lied. “I was lucky. Just a nice tour of the world.”
She stared at nothing for a beat, then shook her head sharply. “What is your position on the police force there?”
“I’m a…Sergeant”
“Is that a bad subject or something?”
“Well, it’s an interesting time for my career at the moment. There’s a possibility I’ll be appointed to Sheriff on Monday.”
Her eyebrows raised high. “Really? Monday? Wow, congratulations?”
“Yeah, not congratulations yet.”
They sat in silence as he swilled another small glass of water. “That’s if a few things go right, of course.”
“What do you mean? Do you not have the job already?”
“No, I don’t. I have to be appointed
“There’s no phone. That reminds me, can we look at phone records for my brother and this guy? There may be some clues there. We should have the cell phone company ping his phone as well to see where it’s at, if there’s any charge left in it. Did it go straight to voice mail when you called it earlier?”
“Yes, it did.”
“Okay, that says something. He’s not charging his phone. Maybe he knows someone could trace his phone if he charged it. Maybe he’s running. I don’t see his car keys anywhere. What about his passport? I haven’t seen one, have you?”
“No.” She looked around with her hands out.
“Okay, so he has his passport also. Can we trace movement with his passport?”
“Probably not. At least, it’s not easy. Schengen rules allow free travel between most European countries. Most countries don’t even have electronic passport control of any kind. There will be a guard, and he will look at the passport, and done.” She swiped her hands together as if wiping off crumbs. “We can check of course, but it is very difficult to trace by passport now. We can check his credit cards and cell phone.”
“You have a person in the Caribinieri that does all this stuff?”
“Yes.” She smiled. “there is a guy who does all this stuff. He is the technical genius of the office.”
A close thunder rumbled long and slow, followed by a deluge of rain drops hitting the roof and windows.
“We’ll have him check on Dr. Rosenwald’s car as well,” she said. “He can get the registration.”
“I wonder if he could hack into my brother’s computer at the same time.”
“If it can be done, he will be able to do it.”
I’d also like to take a thorough look at the police report, or whatever you call it here in Italy,” he said. “All after we go to the Albastru Pub.”
“Is that all?” She looked at him facetiously.
“I hope that’s all. Yeah.”
A white flash of lightning lit the interior of the apartment, followed by a deafening boom that rolled into the distance.
Chapter 20
Lia cut a chunk off her Margherita pizza. “So, what’s it like in Colorado?”
“It’s a beautiful state. There aren’t nearly as many people as here, at least where I come from, in the mountains. Some days you’ll see more animals than other people. I love it.”
They sat inside a crowded pizzeria along the river while it poured rain outside. Pizza and cokes and water were served — much needed fuel.
“Have you been there your whole life?”
“Most of it. I was in the military for a number of years right out of high school, then I returned.”
Her eyes lit up. “Really? Where did you serve?”
“I was stationed in Washington.”
“Where did you go?”
He laughed at her intense interest. “Pacific Rim. Mostly Asia and Australia.”
“Oh, wow. That must have been amazing.” She shook her head and sipped her Coke. “Did you see any action?”
“Nah, not much,” he lied. “I was lucky. Just a nice tour of the world.”
She stared at nothing for a beat, then shook her head sharply. “What is your position on the police force there?”
“I’m a…Sergeant”
“Is that a bad subject or something?”
“Well, it’s an interesting time for my career at the moment. There’s a possibility I’ll be appointed to Sheriff on Monday.”
Her eyebrows raised high. “Really? Monday? Wow, congratulations?”
“Yeah, not congratulations yet.”
They sat in silence as he swilled another small glass of water. “That’s if a few things go right, of course.”
“What do you mean? Do you not have the job already?”
“No, I don’t. I have to be appointed
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