Milwaukee? How long would it take to drive to Milwaukee? Could they go? It felt wrong not to attend the service, but how could they?
“There’s been an offer of a private plane to take all of you to the funeral and bring you back. Jacob’s considering it.”
“What? Who?” And also, when did Faith start reading his mind?
“You’ll have to ask Jacob.” Faith continued to get ready to leave. She checked her phone, then slid it into her bag. Her hand slipped around her back, and Luke knew she was reaching for the familiar comfort of a weapon.
“It was the Campbells.” Tessa returned to the table. “From Carrington. The senior Campbell has a couple of planes here in Raleigh.”
Luke understood immediately. “Ah. Adam’s grandfather.”
“You know Adam Campbell?” Faith paused by the door.
“Yeah. Dive with him. Great guy. Worth more than I’ll make in a lifetime, but not snobby.”
“I’ve never met him. I only know his wife, Sabrina.” Faith took a few steps toward the door.
“Well, I haven’t met either of them.” Tessa slid her phone into her pocket. “But I’ll hug that man’s neck if I ever meet him. We have to pay our respects to Jared.”
“Agreed.”
Luke’s phone buzzed. Rose Baker. “Excuse me.” He waved at Faith as she left the room, then Tessa slipped out the door through his room. He assumed she was headed back to her room to get ready for the day.
“Rose. How are you?”
“I know you’re in the middle of an investigation, but can you come over?” Rose’s voice had an edge of hysteria Luke had never heard. The woman was a rock. Even in the midst of the tragedy of Thad’s death, she’d been steady. Solid. Grieving but not without hope. Broken but not destroyed. Her faith made his own seem shallow and inconsequential.
“Sure.”
“Now?”
“Rose? What’s going on? Do I need to send some agents?” Not that he knew who he would send. Maybe he could get some local officers—
“No. I need to talk to you.”
“Okay. I’m downtown—”
“Why are you downtown?” She hadn’t heard.
“Um. Let’s talk about it when I get there.”
“Now.” She had a combination mom and agent voice that was kind of terrifying to be on the receiving end of.
Lead with the positive. “No one else has died.”
“But someone else was attacked?”
“Gil.” Best to be thorough. “And Zane’s house.”
Rose Baker said a very, very bad word.
Rose Baker never cursed.
“I’m still not driving, and I don’t have a car, but I’ll get an Uber. I’ll text you my ETA and the make and model when I know it.”
“Okay.”
It turned out a local police officer was available and more than willing to drive him to the other side of Raleigh. “I’ll stay close,” he told Luke. “Give me a holler when you’re ready to go. If I can swing by, I’ll pick you up.”
