“Maybe there’s something on it that links him to the crash.”
Harley turned back to her brother. “Besides Dad’s box of pictures?”
What?“Pictures?” Jericho asked.
“I found a box of my dad’s evidence from the North Face Construction case. Most of the photos were of Pete Barrow and the Sorros brothers,” Harley said. “They were definitely working together.”
“And if Pete knew, then maybe he tampered with the plane’s fuel,” Gabe said. Sunni had gotten up to make coffee and now came back with a mug for him. She offered another to Harley.
She took it. Jericho held up his hand. He didn’t need any help staying awake tonight, thanks. His brain just kept circling around“Clearly Mars knows you’re afterhim.”
Yep. Not letting her out of his sight.
“Tommy Reid was in one of the pictures. He was one of Dad’s deputies.”
“One of the pictures with Pete?” Gabe asked.
“And the Sorros brothers, yeah. I was thinking Dad was building a case against him.”
“Or, he was just keeping them off Dad’s radar,” Gabe said. “But Tommy disappeared a couple years ago, right after his wife died.”
“He’s in Juneau. Working in private security.” Harley sipped her coffee. “I’m going to be up all night.”
“I remember him,” Sunni said. “His malamute had puppies. I wanted one. Even went over to the FBO to look at them.”
“Why the FBO?” Jericho asked.
“Oh, Tommy’s wife, Heidi, worked dispatch. She brought them to work. So cute.” She had walked over to the bedroom to check on Daniel, then shut the door after peeking in. “I think Wilder’s dog was the sire. I remember him saying something like that.”
Silence. “You knew Wilder Frost?”
“Oh yeah. He grew up in the area and was working part-time at the airport. He has a little girl. So sad.”
Even Jericho spiked an eyebrow.
“Oh,” Sunni said. “She died in a terrible car accident about three years ago.”
“A car accident? Like she was forced off the road?” Gabe offered.
She frowned, her mouth opening. “Uh. I think ... yes, actually.I don’t know. Single-car accident. She was missing for a while. They finally found her thrown from the vehicle. At least, that’s what theCopper Mountain Good Newssaid.” Her voice cut low. “But rumor says that she was run off the road.”
“As in murdered?” Harley asked.
Sunni nodded.
Harley glanced at Gabe. “Wilder was working at the FBO before our parents’ crash.”
“What if”—Gabe drew in a breath, blew it out, hard—“what if he saw Pete put in the wrong fuel?”
“And only figured it out after the crash,” Jericho said, echoing Gabe’s tone. “And that’s why he decided to help you nail the Sorros gang.”
“How did he know the Sorros family was involved?” Gabe said.
Harley looked at Jericho. “Summit Construction. One of the trucks was in the picture. Taken with Pete Barrrow. At the FBO.”
Silence.
“North Face redid the terminal at the Copper Mountain Airport,” Sunni said. “Although it’s not much more than a glorified coffee shop.”
