“Yeah.”
Why would the perp keep going after Amandine when she was no longer here? Had he missed the memo?
She wanted to call Luke, but given the animosity between him and Rory, she thought better of it. No need to get them fighting at the scene again.
Rory dropped a handful of bills on the table to cover their drinks before they left the restaurant.
By the time they arrived at the Wormsloe historic site, it was almost dark. Even so, the huge stone archway they drove under was impossible to miss. “What is this place?”
“An old colonial site.”
The Spanish moss-draped trees made an eerie curtain as they drove down the paved road. It was like something from a horror movie.
Under other circumstances, the drive might be lovely. But in the fading light, it was quite spooky.
Now… In spite of the heat, She shivered in heartfelt pain over another family being torn apart.
They left the car and headed for what appeared to be another cemetery on the premises.
Police lights guided them to where the ME and other officers were already working on site. She took her badge out and clipped it to her belt before she put on a pair of latex gloves.
Rory was right. It looked just like their other crime scenes. Including the mutilated body that had been dumped next to a grave that had a small gate around it.
“Inigo Jones?”
Rory gave her a blank stare. “So it appears.”
“Inigo?” she repeated, thinking he’d recognize the reference.
He didn’t. “Yeah?”
My name is Inigo Montoya… You killed my father… Prepare to die! Obviously, Rory had never seen or read The Princess Bride.
Maybe Luke was right and she did have a streaming addiction.
She trailed along behind him as he approached one of the officers.
“Hey, Brian. What’s going on here?”
“A student who was geocaching.”
“Geo what?” she asked.
The officer scratched at his ear. “I didn’t know either until the ME explained it. Geocaching. It’s like a huge global treasure hunt where people log into an app and use it to locate items that have notes or other things in them. Then they photograph themselves with the item and log it in for others to enjoy. I don’t get it, but apparently, it’s a thing.”
It sounded really interesting to her. So she pulled out her phone in order to explore the trend.
“Any other details?” Rory asked.
“When the student didn’t return from her search, the roommate came out here to find her. Since they were using their phone to track the item, it was easy for the roommate to locate the body. She says she didn’t touch anything before she called us.” He jerked his chin toward the ambulance. “She’s over there if you want to interview her.”
Feeling for the roommate’s pain, Sorcha made her way over to the girl who was wrapped in a weighted blanket, for comfort.
The young woman was pale and shaking. “Please don’t ask me any more questions. I can’t keep reliving this.”
“I know and I’m sorry. I just wanted to offer you a hug.”
The girl threw herself against Sorcha and started crying even harder.
