Where the Sun Sets
Chapter 30
"Whose phone is that?" Barsky was the first to hear it ring.
"I got it." Billy was quick to respond. "Josephine? Hello Josephine, is it you?
Are you alright? What? I can barely hear you. Is your antenna full extended?
Where? Where are you?" Billy was covering his left ear with his free hand and his
right ear with the phone and as much of right his hand as he could. His eye's
motioned the room for silence. "Right, Bernie? Why would Bernie's car be out there?
Look, where's Antonia? What? Fire, there's a fire? Josephine? Hello, shit, hello?
Listen, listen to me okay? I can't hear you so just listen for a sec. Stay where
you are, do you understand? Stay...Josephine?" Billy slammed his phone shut. "Her
battery must be dead. Chloe's suppose to make sure the phones are fully charged.
This totally sucks."
"Well, what did she say? What were you able to understand?" Barsky was
beginning to feel the pull.
"She mentioned something about driving Bernie's car. She has my SUV, she would
never touch Bernie's car, so she must have been talking about the guy who took
Anthony."
"Her father. Anthony's father." Harold tossed.
"We don't know that for sure yet Inspector.
"I know it for sure." Harold replied to Barsky's quip. He smacked his chest a
couple times to show her how sure he was.
"Bernie, Bernie the Ballerina. Could be his car. They found his body this
morning. Could very well be his car." Barsky was perked now.
"He killed Bernie? Why would anyone kill Bernie? For Christ's sake, Chloe and
Bernie? Neither of them would ever hurt anyone. Why would he kill them? Bernie?
Just for the car? It doesn't make sense." Billy was confused and starting to grow a
little concerned that they may not get to Anthony in time.
"We still don't know that for sure. Perhaps if we had the video at our disposal,
but no. What else did she say?" Barsky asked.
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