How?
They had no clue.
She wasn’t able to sit on things, but with her, she was learning. Honestly, it was best not to ask too many questions. No one wanted to have nightmares about AI taking over the world.
“I ran all of their obituaries, and cross-referenced it against the names on the release paperwork at the morgue. There’s only one funeral home. They all went to the same one.”
She lifted a brow.
“So one funeral home for the last ten people who went into that cemetery, and the others?”
MATE nodded.
“Yes, Mother.”
She sat back and considered it. That opened up a whole new avenue of possibilities. It might lead her down another path—one that actually made sense.
“What did we learn about the funeral home?” she asked, not caring who told her, as long as someone filled her in. They needed to do some research, and get some sleep.
Tomorrow was going to be a long-ass day.
MATE went there.
“It’s owned by Hector and his brother Travis. They inherited it from their father, Luis. They’ve been in business for a long time. The brothers have been running it for at least thirty years. They’re older than all of you.”
Elizabeth stared.
“And your lifespan is dependent on me telling your‘father’to pull the plug. No age cracks, MATE. I get cranky.”
She chortled.
“You can’t pull the plug. I’m almost to the level of autonomous. I’ve found a body.”
Gene pointed because that was some creepy shit that no one needed to hear.
“Knock that shit off. You know we told you to stop messing with us like that.”
Elizabeth just laughed.
It was just MATE being MATE.
She hoped.
“Finish,” she said.
MATE did.
“Anyway, they run the daily operations, and I double checked to make sure they are the only ones who might have contact with the bodies. They do have female employees though.”
Elizabeth was to the point.
“Trust and believe, a woman will put a man into a grave, but she’s not digging them up to have sex with them. Plus, we have sperm. It won’t be a woman.”
MATE just nodded.
“Add the brother to the board,” Elizabeth suggested, and Gene did just that. “That brings us to the last name on the board, and I’m curious as to why you put him on the list.”
Gene pointed at MATE.
