Ivy cried harder.?
?Chapter 79
“Well, that fuckingsucked,” Darnell said a week later as he collapsed in his chair.
Vaughn grinned.
“Hey, at least you went.”
“Only thing AA is doing is making me fatter. Donuts are stale as hell, but even you would eat a dozen if you had to listen to Mr.Magoo whining about how he turned to alcohol because his cat died. Hiscat.” Darnell patted his belly. “You think the department will cover Ozempic?”
Vaughn chuckled, grabbed Darnell by the shoulder.
“Glad you’re getting help.”
“Hmm. What are you doing?”
“Taking down the board.”
Vaughn reached up and removed a photo of Dr.Moorehead. Put it on the stack with the others. He was almost done. Took a moment to survey the remaining few photos on the board.
It reminded him of the wall in Tristan’s house.
All those photos, the writing.
How many things did that psychopath put up on his wall? A thousand? Bowes and Caine were still working through it all, just to tie up loose ends. It was a moot point now that Tristan was dead.
All those photos, but one of them in particular bothered Vaughn. It should be the one of Ivy sleeping. Only, it wasn’t.
It was the one of Steve Neely and Eugene Reeves, the latter signing a document at an award reception.
There was something about it that was off. Something that just didn’t sit right.
Vaughn’s phone rang and he answered, shooting a look at Darnell as he did.
“Delaney, what’s up?”
“Found our boy Joshua Perry. He just walked out of a GMC dealership. Bought himself a brand new truck. You want me to pull him back in? Man’s unemployed... only way he could get that truck is if he got that Bitcoin.”
Vaughn thought about it.
“What’s he saying?” No jokes from Darnell, no animosity toward Delaney.
“Hold on.” Vaughn pressed the phone to his chest. “Josh Perry just bought a new car. Only way he could do that is if Tristan sent him the Bitcoin.”
Darnell shrugged.
“So?”
“Wants to know if he should bring him in.”
“Why?”
“I dunno. I guess the Bitcoin is evidence—”
“Let him go.”
Vaughn’s first thought was that Darnell was just saying this because it would fuck with Delaney. But he was inclined to agree with his partner.
