Chapter 126

JULIA

We offered the officer a cup of coffee while he looked after us. He took note of the gun Lucia kept handy, but he didn't say anything. Maybe Riley had said Lucia was someone to be depended on.

They left and twenty minutes later, Riley came back.

"Sure enough. Someone's been staying there. We found food wrappers and a sleeping bag in one of the bedrooms. That shit ball! Sanders, head next door and keep watch there until the locks have been changed. You'll keep watch from the street afterward."

"Jack can't park his car in Lisa's garage," Lucia said, thoughtfully. "We've got some building supplies stored in there. His car wasn't parked here last night. I would have noticed. But he wouldn't park too far away if he's got to walk here. You might want to check where he might be parking nearby. If it's a store or gas station, they may have security footage."

Detective Riley lo