“I’m here,” Remy said.
“We don’t have any evidence that something illegal is going on in the BioEnergen facility, but...”
Remy nodded. “I’ll talk with Shelby and Sheriff Bergeron. They might want to investigate activity in a supposedly closed facility.”
“You might hold off sending anyone until Holly and I’ve had a chance to pay a visit to the Jeffries’ home in Thibodaux,” Simon said.
“Will do, but I think I’ll put the rest of the team on standby in case you need back up to keep Ms. Gautier safe.”
“Thanks.” Simon cocked an eyebrow. “Anything else?”
Swede chuckled. “Wasn’t that enough?”
“More than enough,” Holly said.
“You two be careful out there,” Remy said. “Seems like things could be heating up. Do you want me to send a different member of the team to talk with the Jeffries?”
“No.” Holly shook her head. “Dr. Jefferies knew my folks. He might be more open to me than a stranger.”
“Anything we can do in the meantime?” Remy asked.
“No. Swede—” Simon started.
“I’ll keep digging into the Carver-Solberg connection to see if we can find any legally nefarious dirt on the two. If that’s all, then, out here.”
“Out here,” Remy echoed.
The faces disappeared, leaving Simon and Holly staring at a blank screen.
“Wow,” Holly turned to Simon. “That’s a lot to process.”
“Dr. Jeffries didn’t look happy in those pictures,” Evangeline said.
“He was surrounded by four guards and Solberg’s bouncer.” Bastian’s brow dipped. “Think he’s there on his own steam?”
“If they’re trying to recreate the formula, they might have enlisted him to do it.”
“Does he know enough to succeed?” Simon asked.
Both Evangeline and Bastian shook their heads.
“He hasn’t been hands-on in years,” Bastian said, “and he wasn’t fully engaged in the specifics of the formula.”
Holly’s brow furrowed. “Which could be why they’re now hoping to flush you two out since no bodies were found with the flipped boat.”
“So, what’s next?” Joe asked.
“Should we come out of hiding?” Evangeline asked.
“No,” Holly and Simon said as one.
Holly shook her head. “They’ve been playing me to get to you...in case you were still alive. Let’s keep them in the dark and let us see if we can get to Dr. Jeffries.”
“Isn’t it too dangerous to talk to Jeffries?” Bastian asked. “That fixer, Reznik, might take the opportunity to grab Holly.”
“I need to do this,” Holly said. “We’ll be extra careful and check things out before we try to make contact.”
Madam Gautier, who’d been silent for much of the discussion, said, “I don’t have a good feeling about this.”
