“No, Brooklyn. Why did you think Queens?”
Stone told him about the Queens address Parker had used for his Samuel Jones identity.
“Same method, different borough.”
“So, you have no idea where he is.”
“I sent someone to keep an eye on the mailbox place, in case he shows up, but I doubt it’ll pay off. If I were Parker, I would have left the city for a couple months.”
Stone frowned, thinking it was what he would have done, too. Then a thought hit him.
“What day did you say he got the ticket?”
“Wednesday last week.”
“What time?”
“Hold on.” After a few seconds, Dino said, “Three-fourteen p.m.”
“And you said in happened in Midtown, right?”
“Yes. Only a few blocks from your place, as a matter of fact.”
“That was the same afternoon I held the reading of Trenton’s will.”
“You think there’s a connection?”
“I have no idea. But if he was working with one of the beneficiaries, it wouldn’t be out of the question that they’d meet after the reading.” Stone paused. “What if—”
“They were caught on CCTV?” Dino finished.
“It’s like you’re reading my mind.”
“Don’t hold your breath. I’ll have someone check, but it’s a pretty large area.”
“Thanks, Dino. I’ll buy you dinner on Saturday, too.”
“Which Mary will also be making.”
“Can’t get anything by you, can I?”
Chapter 33
“Enjoy your stay, Mr. Humphrey,”the clerk at the Carlyle said as she passed Humphrey his key card.
He thanked her and headed for the elevator.
He hadn’t planned on being back in New York so soon but had returned because three of the college’s trustees were in the city and had asked him to dinner.
As much as he would rather be doing anything else, he couldn’t afford to offend them and potentially draw unnecessary scrutiny. At least, not until after he’d fixed the mess he’d made with the college’s finances.
Once he was in his suite, he confirmed the private dining room he’d reserved at Le Bernardin. His plan was to rest for an hour before getting ready, but his mind was spinning too much for him to sit still.
Things were actually on track to work out just fine. The Sidney brothers had filed the suit to have the will thrown out. And when they inevitably lost, the college would receive half of Trenton’s estate.
The best part was that even if they somehow won, and the previous will was put into effect, the college’s share would stillbe more than the paltry hundred million it was currently in line to receive.
What was driving him crazy, though, was the waiting. The sooner the estate was settled, the sooner he could breathe again.
