“What is it?”he prompted, trying not to sound too urgent.
“Well, let’s just say he’s a man who lives above his means.Way above.Probably has to do with the fact he’s got two ex-wives and six kids.Pays a pretty penny in child support and alimony.Add to that a couple of mortgages and an affinity for fast cars…”
Brantley waited, knowing she would eventually get to the point.
“What’s interesting is that on January 9, 2021, the day Kyliedied, Dr.Timothy Weaver got a quick fix to his money woes in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars.It came from an offshore account that’s listed under a shell company that’s tied to half a dozen more.I’ll get to the root, but it’s gonna take me some time.”
“Does he still work at the hospital?”
“Oh, yeah.Like nothin’ ever happened.Baz is on his way to talk to him now.He told me I had to sit this one out when I threatened to put him in a box until he agreed to tell me everything.”
“A box, huh?”Reese chuckled.
“A small one.With only a teeny hole for air.”
Brantley shook his head, smiled.Leave it to JJ to add some levity to the situation.
“What are you two up to?”she asked.
“We’re headin’ to the FBI headquarters to see if we can get eyes on Calloway.”
“On a Sunday?”
“It’s a long shot, but it’s all we’ve got right now.If we get lucky, we’ll follow him for a bit, see if he takes us anywhere interesting.”
“Like directly to Kylie?”
“We don’t know that he actually took her,” Brantley reminded her.Or that she is alive.
“Then I guess it’s one giant coincidence that Dr.Weaver got a boatload of money on the day she died.Maybe he got it from the estate of his long-lost friend, the Nigerian prince who was so indebted for his friendship that he left him everything.”
“What Nigerian prince?”
Reese snorted.“She’s bein’ facetious.It’s an email scam.”
Brantley frowned.“Or maybe it’s a legit inheritance.”
“I was joking, B.”
“No.I’m not talkin’ the Nigerian prince.”He waved a hand.“I’m talkin’ a legit inheritance.You might check to see if his mother or father passed away.”
“I did and they didn’t,” JJ insisted.“Trust me when I tell you that money did not come from anything legal.”
“Doesn’t mean he’ll cop to it,” Reese noted.
“Baz can be persuasive,” JJ said, a smile in her voice.
Brantley let Reese take over the conversation.
“Did you get my message about Juliet Prince’s adoption records?”
“What adoption records?”
Clearly she hadn’t listened to her messages.
“Holly uncovered some information that shows Martin Calloway had a baby with a prostitute, and Fred and Tracey Aronda adopted that child.”
“Holy shit.I guess Ishouldlisten to the message.”
