investigation of her death.”
“If that were the case, the police would have informed you, wouldn’t they?” Hannigan asked.
“Yes, you’re right. I would think they would have to let me know if they had confiscated her personal property. In fact, there really wasn’t much of an investigation at all when Aggie died. A heart attack is what they believe. Case closed.”
“Olivia, I know Martin’s email password, so I will look for anything that might help us find out what went on during the weeks he spent in Ogunquit and London. And I’ll look into whether Martin was using another credit card,” Hannigan said.
“Do you have Martin’s cell phone?”
“I don’t know where it is,” Hannigan replied. “It wasn’t recovered from the accident, as far as I know.”
“I can’t find my aunt’s cell phone either. I wondered if you had Martin’s phone. We could look at his received and sent calls to see if he phoned my aunt.”
“What about phone bills?” Hannigan suggested. “They would indicate contacts made during the month.”
“Okay, right, good idea. I’ll check my aunt’s phone bills,” Olivia said. They exchanged cell phone numbers for Aggie and Martin. “Rodney, have you thought of any Julies in Martin’s life? His tailor, his hair stylist, his tax preparer? I don’t know. Anyone from the past?”
“I’m completely blank. I’ve stayed awake at night thinking about it. I just can’t think of any Julies at all.” His voice was tinged with hopelessness.
“I’ll keep thinking,” Olivia said. “I know I asked you before, but did Martin have any enemies? A client angry about something?” Olivia asked.
“No. There’s nothing like that.” Hannigan was quiet for a few seconds. “Just the beach house neighbor.”
“What do you mean? Who?”
“The Siderovs. The owners of the Victorian. They were relentless in their desire to purchase Martin’s beach house. One offer after the other. Martin wasn’t interested. He became angry with their obsessive pursuit.”
“Did they threaten him?” Olivia asked.
“No. It was more like harassment. They had never actually met. Proposals were made through an intermediary.”
“It doesn’t sound like a reason to kill him,” Olivia commented.
“No, no. It wasn’t like that. Just a major annoyance,” Hannigan sighed.
Olivia absentmindedly poked at the pile of papers she had been going through that she had removed from Aggie’s safe. Aggie’s passport slipped from under some documents. “Rodney…do you have Martin’s passport? If he left London and entered the European Union there would probably be a date stamp.”
“That’s a great idea” Rodney’s voice was excited. “The police gave me a box of Martin’s personal effects that they recovered from the accident. I haven’t gone through any of it. Can you hold, Olivia? I’ll go to the other room and see if the passport is there.”
“Yes, I’ll hold on.” Olivia paced back and forth across her kitchen. Several minutes passed before Rodney returned breathless.
“Olivia, his passport is here. There is an entry stamp that indicates that Martin left London at the end of the third week and went to Munich. Why didn’t he tell me?”
“Munich?” Olivia asked.
“I’ll keep digging through his credit card information,” Hannigan said. “I’ll call you if I discover anything else.”
Olivia kept pacing after she and Hannigan ended their call. She wondered why Martin Andersen had gone to Munich and why he didn’t tell Rodney. Could he have been running from something? Olivia wondered where Aggie’s laptop and cell phone could be. That laptop had all the shop’s receipts on it, the customers’ information, and the information regarding recent sales. Olivia had searched the house, the shop, and Aggie’s car. Joe had looked through his house for them as well . How could they just disappear?
Olivia stopped pacing . They would need help to disappear. A chill ran down
“If that were the case, the police would have informed you, wouldn’t they?” Hannigan asked.
“Yes, you’re right. I would think they would have to let me know if they had confiscated her personal property. In fact, there really wasn’t much of an investigation at all when Aggie died. A heart attack is what they believe. Case closed.”
“Olivia, I know Martin’s email password, so I will look for anything that might help us find out what went on during the weeks he spent in Ogunquit and London. And I’ll look into whether Martin was using another credit card,” Hannigan said.
“Do you have Martin’s cell phone?”
“I don’t know where it is,” Hannigan replied. “It wasn’t recovered from the accident, as far as I know.”
“I can’t find my aunt’s cell phone either. I wondered if you had Martin’s phone. We could look at his received and sent calls to see if he phoned my aunt.”
“What about phone bills?” Hannigan suggested. “They would indicate contacts made during the month.”
“Okay, right, good idea. I’ll check my aunt’s phone bills,” Olivia said. They exchanged cell phone numbers for Aggie and Martin. “Rodney, have you thought of any Julies in Martin’s life? His tailor, his hair stylist, his tax preparer? I don’t know. Anyone from the past?”
“I’m completely blank. I’ve stayed awake at night thinking about it. I just can’t think of any Julies at all.” His voice was tinged with hopelessness.
“I’ll keep thinking,” Olivia said. “I know I asked you before, but did Martin have any enemies? A client angry about something?” Olivia asked.
“No. There’s nothing like that.” Hannigan was quiet for a few seconds. “Just the beach house neighbor.”
“What do you mean? Who?”
“The Siderovs. The owners of the Victorian. They were relentless in their desire to purchase Martin’s beach house. One offer after the other. Martin wasn’t interested. He became angry with their obsessive pursuit.”
“Did they threaten him?” Olivia asked.
“No. It was more like harassment. They had never actually met. Proposals were made through an intermediary.”
“It doesn’t sound like a reason to kill him,” Olivia commented.
“No, no. It wasn’t like that. Just a major annoyance,” Hannigan sighed.
Olivia absentmindedly poked at the pile of papers she had been going through that she had removed from Aggie’s safe. Aggie’s passport slipped from under some documents. “Rodney…do you have Martin’s passport? If he left London and entered the European Union there would probably be a date stamp.”
“That’s a great idea” Rodney’s voice was excited. “The police gave me a box of Martin’s personal effects that they recovered from the accident. I haven’t gone through any of it. Can you hold, Olivia? I’ll go to the other room and see if the passport is there.”
“Yes, I’ll hold on.” Olivia paced back and forth across her kitchen. Several minutes passed before Rodney returned breathless.
“Olivia, his passport is here. There is an entry stamp that indicates that Martin left London at the end of the third week and went to Munich. Why didn’t he tell me?”
“Munich?” Olivia asked.
“I’ll keep digging through his credit card information,” Hannigan said. “I’ll call you if I discover anything else.”
Olivia kept pacing after she and Hannigan ended their call. She wondered why Martin Andersen had gone to Munich and why he didn’t tell Rodney. Could he have been running from something? Olivia wondered where Aggie’s laptop and cell phone could be. That laptop had all the shop’s receipts on it, the customers’ information, and the information regarding recent sales. Olivia had searched the house, the shop, and Aggie’s car. Joe had looked through his house for them as well . How could they just disappear?
Olivia stopped pacing . They would need help to disappear. A chill ran down
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