Chapter 83

“I don’t know.” He sighed. “As soon as I found Alyssa for him, he wired me payment. I flew back to L.A. to give him her information and photographic proof. Son of a bitch asked me a million questions, like did she have a husband or lover, had I fucked her, was I aware of anyone fucking her. He was obsessed, man.”

Luc’s gut knotted. “Damn it, we all assumed Primpton was the threat.”

“The councilman is unhinged, but I don’t think he’s eager to up his prison sentence with this prank. You almost through the crawl space?”

“It’s tight in here, but I’m close.”

“I’m about five away.”

For once, Tyler’s presence would be a huge relief. “Once you figured out that Joshua was a scumbag, you stayed in Lafayette to protect Alyssa?”

“Yeah. I couldn’t breach the confidentiality of my client by telling her without risking my license. For all I knew, he just wanted to know where she was and to beat off to her picture every night. Then when things started to get hot,