Page 58 of Death on a Scottish Train

While he and I often argued, we’d grown closer. He too had a past, which had made it difficult for him to trust anyone, as well. That, and his job didn’t help.

Not that there was much crime in Sea Isle, but he had seen the worst of it.

“There’s Ewan.” Jasper pointed to a booth where it looked like he was buying Tommy a hot pretzel.

“Tommy is going to have a stomachache before the night is done.”

“I doubt it,” Jasper said. “He is a bottomless pit and never gains an ounce. It isn’t fair.”

“True,” I said.

We laughed, and then walked over to the booth.

“You know, you don’t have to date him. You could just call him to be friends.”

He sighed. “Maybe.”

“There she is,” Abigail said. “Ewan was wondering where you were.”

I held up the bag of jewelry. “I was doing a bit of early holiday shopping. I was looking for you,” I said.

“To go shopping with you?” Ewan joked.

I rolled my eyes.

“I saw you from the Ferris wheel and wondered if you’d overheard anything.”

“Let’s talk over there,” he said. He motioned to a spot behind the booths that was free of nosy listeners.

I waved goodbye to my friends and followed him over.

Without asking, he tore his pretzel in half and handed it to me.

I smiled. “Thanks. But this is not going to shut me up. I saw they were arguing. Did you learn anything interesting? And how about the search of their offices? Did you find anything yet?”

“They were arguing about our visit, though it seemed like she was more worried about what we might find than he was.”

“What did they say?”

“She is ready to quit. She doesn’t want to get arrested for playing any part in schemes that might have led to Jacks’s death.”

“So, are they involved in some sort of illegal game?”

He shrugged. “Other than that some of the numbers don’t match up, it is hard to say. I’m still waiting for the forensic accountant to take a look at what we’ve found. She should know more tomorrow.”

He nodded. “Luckily, she’s great at her job. They’ve expanded the department in Edinburgh because there is so much white-collar crime these days. She said late tomorrow she should know more. Maybe then, we’ll get some answers.”

“It does seem odd that Jacks would have two different sets of numbers. We can at least agree on that.”

“Aye. But I need solid evidence. You know how it works.”

I was learning. Pesky evidence.

“Do you think one of them killed him?”

“Hard to say. They seemed surprised, truly so, that he might have been murdered when we made the initial calls. Though, they may just be good liars.”

“That reminds me, we haven’t released anything about how he died. Maybe, you can catch them up that way. If they know more about how he died than they should, it might show on their faces.”