Andi added. “We also suspect Charlie got food poisoning and we suspect that was deliberate.”
“We know both Stacy and Todd were staying here on employee comps,” Trevor said. “We know Bret bought Randy’s for Todd and we suspect he used his own for Stacy.”
“We also know Bret served in the military with Mario,” Mac said as she wrote. “I’m seeing Bret as the common link. Question is, is he the murderer or is he another victim? I guess that should go on the things-we-want-to-know page.”
“We suspect both Bruce and Stacy were poisoned,” Alyson said. “We still need to check that out. Maybe we should add a to-do page.”
“Good idea.” Mac turned the page and added do drug test to that side.
“We suspect Todd was murdered—that his fall wasn’t an accident—but we have no idea how the killer pulled it off,” Trevor joined in. “I guess we should put figure out how Todd was killed on the to-do page.”
“We also have a note that appears to be in code,” Andi reminded them. “Should we add break code to the to-do page?”
“We need to get a look at Bret’s condo,” Devon pointed out. “Add that to our to-do page.”
“So far we have drug test the alcohol, check out Bret’s condo, break the code , and figure out how Todd was killed on the to-do list,” Mac read. “Where do we start?”
“This is a good time to go to the lab because it should be closed,” Andi told them. “It isn’t a good time to break into Bret’s apartment because most of the employees are off shift now. We could stop by there, though, to see if he’s there. If we need to break in we’ll have to do it tomorrow when everyone’s working.”
“Sounds like a plan. Just let me wash up.” Alyson stood up and went upstairs.
As before, the clinic was dark. Andi let them in and they headed straight to the lab. After an extensive search they finally found the drug test kits they were looking for.
Mac set up a work station on one of the counters and set to work testing the scotch from Bruce Long’s bottle and his blood sample.
“We have a match,” she said after several minutes. “The scotch tests positive for GHB. The blood sample from Bruce also tests positive for GHB.”
“So we have our proof. Maybe we should tell someone at this point,” Alyson suggested.
“Let’s do it in the morning,” Andi countered. “It’ll give us a chance to work on the other clues and check out Bret’s condo. Besides, I might be grounded for life once we tell my dad what we’ve been doing and I’d like one more night with all of you.”
“Okay, you’ll talk to him tomorrow,” Mac agreed. “Let’s go back to the house to see if we can figure out the code.”
“And the how to Todd’s murder,” Alyson reminded them. “I don’t suppose there’s any way we could get a look at security’s report on his death? There might be a clue.”
“I’ll give it a try,” Andi volunteered. “Let’s head over to the office and I’ll see what I can do.”
Andi walked into the office and back out with a folder five minutes later.
“You got it?” Mac asked.
She nodded. “I just told security that my dad sent me over to get a copy of the report. He didn’t even blink an eye. I figure unless my dad asks for a copy on his own, we’re probably in the clear.”
“Way to go, Andi.” Trevor kissed her hard on the lips.
The gang returned to the house and settled in. In spite of their best efforts the meaning of the numbers seemed elusive.
“I’ve been looking at these numbers until I’m cross-eyed and I don’t see any recognizable pattern.” Mac leaned against the sofa from her spot on the floor. “If you apply a substitution cipher, the corresponding letters are either AFADFACH or PNFMH, or maybe AFNFMH. Any way you slice it, it doesn’t look like a word.”
“Maybe it’s a substitution cipher with a specific key,” Devon suggested.
“If it is we’ll never solve it without the key. It could
“We know both Stacy and Todd were staying here on employee comps,” Trevor said. “We know Bret bought Randy’s for Todd and we suspect he used his own for Stacy.”
“We also know Bret served in the military with Mario,” Mac said as she wrote. “I’m seeing Bret as the common link. Question is, is he the murderer or is he another victim? I guess that should go on the things-we-want-to-know page.”
“We suspect both Bruce and Stacy were poisoned,” Alyson said. “We still need to check that out. Maybe we should add a to-do page.”
“Good idea.” Mac turned the page and added do drug test to that side.
“We suspect Todd was murdered—that his fall wasn’t an accident—but we have no idea how the killer pulled it off,” Trevor joined in. “I guess we should put figure out how Todd was killed on the to-do page.”
“We also have a note that appears to be in code,” Andi reminded them. “Should we add break code to the to-do page?”
“We need to get a look at Bret’s condo,” Devon pointed out. “Add that to our to-do page.”
“So far we have drug test the alcohol, check out Bret’s condo, break the code , and figure out how Todd was killed on the to-do list,” Mac read. “Where do we start?”
“This is a good time to go to the lab because it should be closed,” Andi told them. “It isn’t a good time to break into Bret’s apartment because most of the employees are off shift now. We could stop by there, though, to see if he’s there. If we need to break in we’ll have to do it tomorrow when everyone’s working.”
“Sounds like a plan. Just let me wash up.” Alyson stood up and went upstairs.
As before, the clinic was dark. Andi let them in and they headed straight to the lab. After an extensive search they finally found the drug test kits they were looking for.
Mac set up a work station on one of the counters and set to work testing the scotch from Bruce Long’s bottle and his blood sample.
“We have a match,” she said after several minutes. “The scotch tests positive for GHB. The blood sample from Bruce also tests positive for GHB.”
“So we have our proof. Maybe we should tell someone at this point,” Alyson suggested.
“Let’s do it in the morning,” Andi countered. “It’ll give us a chance to work on the other clues and check out Bret’s condo. Besides, I might be grounded for life once we tell my dad what we’ve been doing and I’d like one more night with all of you.”
“Okay, you’ll talk to him tomorrow,” Mac agreed. “Let’s go back to the house to see if we can figure out the code.”
“And the how to Todd’s murder,” Alyson reminded them. “I don’t suppose there’s any way we could get a look at security’s report on his death? There might be a clue.”
“I’ll give it a try,” Andi volunteered. “Let’s head over to the office and I’ll see what I can do.”
Andi walked into the office and back out with a folder five minutes later.
“You got it?” Mac asked.
She nodded. “I just told security that my dad sent me over to get a copy of the report. He didn’t even blink an eye. I figure unless my dad asks for a copy on his own, we’re probably in the clear.”
“Way to go, Andi.” Trevor kissed her hard on the lips.
The gang returned to the house and settled in. In spite of their best efforts the meaning of the numbers seemed elusive.
“I’ve been looking at these numbers until I’m cross-eyed and I don’t see any recognizable pattern.” Mac leaned against the sofa from her spot on the floor. “If you apply a substitution cipher, the corresponding letters are either AFADFACH or PNFMH, or maybe AFNFMH. Any way you slice it, it doesn’t look like a word.”
“Maybe it’s a substitution cipher with a specific key,” Devon suggested.
“If it is we’ll never solve it without the key. It could
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