Chapter 114: Call for Reinforcements

A few days later, Fred came by the house to report his findings. Emily could tell by the regretful look on his face that he had not found anything good. Usually Fred was excited when he was on the tail of a suspect.

"Would you like a drink?" she asked politely.

"No, thank you," he said, "I won't stay long. I'm afraid there's nothing definite pointing to any one of your former enemies." He put down a folder on the coffee table. "The reports are in here regarding his schooling and previous employment, but to give you the gist, Spencer has no connections with any of the people you indicated except… and this probably doesn't mean anything."

"Except what?" Emily was literally on the edge of her seat.

Fred stroked his moustache thoughtfully. "There is one thing: Spencer was born in the same hospital as Ruby. Who knows, it could mean they grew up in the same area of the city, possibly knew each other. Or it could mean nothing."

Emily released a tense breath. "You're right, it is pretty t