Free Fat hen farm 01- Killer tracks by Sandy Vale Page B

lose my job.”
    “This isn’t a good time Glenda. Do you want to come back tomorrow?”
    “Alright. Give me a cal to let me know when. Where’s your bathroom?”
    “Over there. Oh, it looks like someone is using it. There’s another one at the top of the stairs.”
    “Thanks.” Glenda hurried upstairs just as Tina came back in with plates of food.
    “Kitty, where’s she going?”
    “She needs to use the bathroom.”
    “What about the files?”
    “I’l go up and check in a minute.”
    David approached Kitty and Tina. “Hey, I want to get into Roger’s office tomorrow. When wil you unlock it for me?”
    “What’s your hurry David?” Tina pestered him.
    “Listen Tina, there are files in Rogers office that belong to me, either Kitty lets me in or I’l get the landlord to unlock the door.”
    “If it’s that easy, why wait for Kitty? Why don’t you tel Herb your problem, he’l probably be sympathetic. Maybe even get a search warrant.” The color drained from David’s face.
    “Yeah, that’s what I thought. If you want our help, you’d better tel me what’s going on.” Tina was getting impatient with her brother.
    “Tina, you better watch your step.” He turned, found Candy, and headed for the door.
    Frank meandered over to the food table, got a plate and quietly asked Kitty what had just happened.
    “I’m not sure. David wants me to let him into Roger’s office to get some files and Tina suggested he ask Herb for a search warrant. He didn’t like that too much. There’s something in that office that he urgently needs before someone else gets to it first.”
    “Great. I think he’s getting desperate. Do you feel comfortable meeting him at the office?”
    “Of course. I’m not going to let that creep intimidate me.”
    “We’l photocopy the contents of the folder you took and you can put it back. I’l be outside the building and take him in for questioning when he comes out. I think we have enough to arrest him for the stolen cars and I’l try to get him to give me more names.”
    “What about Roger’s murder?”
    “I’m going to try to pin that on him, too.”
    Jimmie and Glenda were heading toward Kitty.
    “Sorry about your loss, Kitty. We have to get going. You need to bring your truck in again. We got some more parts so we can finish up the repairs.”
    “Joe didn’t tel me anything about more repairs. I need my truck. How long wil it take?”
    “It won’t take long. We’l squeeze you in whenever you can stop by. Good luck with your farm.” As they headed toward the door, Kitty whispered to Frank, “I almost forgot. Sam told me the black car he saw the night Roger was kil ed is here.
    Quick, take a look out the window and see if it’s Glenda and Jimmie’s car.” Frank motioned to Herb and they took a look out the window as Jimmie slid into the driver’s seat of a black car. It was the same car that Frank had seen the last time Glenda had come to the farm to talk to Kitty.
    “Herb, David is going to Roger’s office tomorrow to get some files. We think he’s after a file that Kitty found listing names of people who have the stolen cars. Once he takes the file, we need to bring him in for questioning. My guess is that Jimmie, and maybe even Glenda, are in on it too.
    Jimmie just told Kitty she needs to bring her truck back for some more repairs. It sounds like an excuse to swap the truck she has now which is on the stolen list and give her the right truck back.”
    “Tina!” Kitty yel ed from upstairs. “The files are gone. Al three of them.”
    “Who went upstairs?” Frank asked when Kitty came down.
    “Sam went up to get Max, and Glenda went up to use the bathroom. I didn’t see anyone else go upstairs. I don’t think Sam would take them.
    Glenda had already asked me for one of the files that was left in the truck when I picked it up. That was the one that was a list of VIN numbers. But al three files are gone. We need them al to tie it al together.” Kitty