you?" Craig asked.
Hawk explained what little they had discovered and then put the piece of paper with the company name Knox had discovered for him in the middle of the table. "Canon Country Industries. We don't know who the company belongs to yet. I have a friend looking into it."
"Who?" Craig asked.
"Rosesson."
Craig nodded as if satisfied. "Good."
Emma picked up the little piece of paper. "Who's Rosesson?"
"A buddy of mine," Hawk said. "From high school. You might have heard of his dad, Felix Rosesson."
Dani broke in. "Oh, the guy from the infomercials?"
Hawk nodded. "He's the guy that's made billions of dollars building personal fallout shelters and panic rooms for ordinary people who can't really afford it. He bought a mortgage company so he could refinance people's homes and take the money out of the equity so they didn't need to be able to afford it."
Emma's eyes narrowed as she dropped the paper back on the table. "At crazy high interest rates, I'll bet."
"Of course."
Emma made a face. "And you're working with this guy?"
"That's his dad," Hawk said patiently. "Knox started his own company because he doesn't agree with his dad's tactics."
Hawk turned to Dani and JT. "How long are you two going to be in town?"
JT glanced at Dani, who answered the question. "Only four more days, then I have an assignment."
Hawk nodded. "I want you to check out of the hotel and come stay here with us." He looked around at Craig and Emma. "If that's cool—"
Emma nodded quickly. "Of course. We can put them up in the basement."
JT looked dubious. "Is that necessary?"
Hawk didn't say anything for a few moments. "I don't know," he admitted. "But if this really is about the three of you, I think we're all safer together, circling the wagons, so to speak." He turned to Emma. "Emma, can you take some time off of work? Just until we can make some headway on this?"
Emma bit her lip and shook her head at the same time. "Maybe, but I have to go in tomorrow. The fire inspector is giving his report on your fire and the warehouse fire. I'm also expected to give a report."
Hawk rolled his eyes back as if he were thinking. "But Craig takes you to work and brings you home."
Emma nodded resignedly. Craig spoke up. "And I'll come by at noon to take you to lunch."
Hawk looked around the table hoping he wasn't forgetting anything. The five most important people in his life were here, counting on him. His eyes lingered on his pregnant wife. Make that the six most important people.
Chapter 11
Craig returned home the next morning to a full and noisy house. He found Hawk at the kitchen table, eating breakfast. "Emma is at work. What do I do now?"
"Nothing," Hawk said between bites. "Our only lead is the Canon Country Industries company and I haven't heard back from Knox yet. I've already called the post office in Tetam County. They want a warrant to release any information."
"I'll get one written up."
Hawk shook his head. "I've already got one on Judge Davis' desk. I'm hoping he'll sign it on his lunch hour but I might have to wait till five or six. He's in session all day."
Craig grabbed a bagel. "What about Judge Holt?"
"She's on vacation. She'll be back tomorrow."
Craig gave him a knowing look. "She'd do it for you."
Hawk grimaced. "I know, but I called already. She's not in the state until eight o'clock tonight."
Craig grunted and sat back, chewing his bagel. "I hate doing nothing."
Hawk didn't respond.
Craig's phone rang and he plucked it out of his pocket just as Dani and Vivian came into the room, laughing.
Craig answered his phone but couldn't hear well over the girls. He thought he heard West Shepherd say he was in trouble. He strode into his office and shut the door.
"Sorry about that. I had to step into my office for privacy. What's the trouble?" he said, even as he wondered how much more trouble he could handle.
***
Craig left his office, his mind spinning. Hawk was still sitting at the kitchen table, his
Hawk explained what little they had discovered and then put the piece of paper with the company name Knox had discovered for him in the middle of the table. "Canon Country Industries. We don't know who the company belongs to yet. I have a friend looking into it."
"Who?" Craig asked.
"Rosesson."
Craig nodded as if satisfied. "Good."
Emma picked up the little piece of paper. "Who's Rosesson?"
"A buddy of mine," Hawk said. "From high school. You might have heard of his dad, Felix Rosesson."
Dani broke in. "Oh, the guy from the infomercials?"
Hawk nodded. "He's the guy that's made billions of dollars building personal fallout shelters and panic rooms for ordinary people who can't really afford it. He bought a mortgage company so he could refinance people's homes and take the money out of the equity so they didn't need to be able to afford it."
Emma's eyes narrowed as she dropped the paper back on the table. "At crazy high interest rates, I'll bet."
"Of course."
Emma made a face. "And you're working with this guy?"
"That's his dad," Hawk said patiently. "Knox started his own company because he doesn't agree with his dad's tactics."
Hawk turned to Dani and JT. "How long are you two going to be in town?"
JT glanced at Dani, who answered the question. "Only four more days, then I have an assignment."
Hawk nodded. "I want you to check out of the hotel and come stay here with us." He looked around at Craig and Emma. "If that's cool—"
Emma nodded quickly. "Of course. We can put them up in the basement."
JT looked dubious. "Is that necessary?"
Hawk didn't say anything for a few moments. "I don't know," he admitted. "But if this really is about the three of you, I think we're all safer together, circling the wagons, so to speak." He turned to Emma. "Emma, can you take some time off of work? Just until we can make some headway on this?"
Emma bit her lip and shook her head at the same time. "Maybe, but I have to go in tomorrow. The fire inspector is giving his report on your fire and the warehouse fire. I'm also expected to give a report."
Hawk rolled his eyes back as if he were thinking. "But Craig takes you to work and brings you home."
Emma nodded resignedly. Craig spoke up. "And I'll come by at noon to take you to lunch."
Hawk looked around the table hoping he wasn't forgetting anything. The five most important people in his life were here, counting on him. His eyes lingered on his pregnant wife. Make that the six most important people.
Chapter 11
Craig returned home the next morning to a full and noisy house. He found Hawk at the kitchen table, eating breakfast. "Emma is at work. What do I do now?"
"Nothing," Hawk said between bites. "Our only lead is the Canon Country Industries company and I haven't heard back from Knox yet. I've already called the post office in Tetam County. They want a warrant to release any information."
"I'll get one written up."
Hawk shook his head. "I've already got one on Judge Davis' desk. I'm hoping he'll sign it on his lunch hour but I might have to wait till five or six. He's in session all day."
Craig grabbed a bagel. "What about Judge Holt?"
"She's on vacation. She'll be back tomorrow."
Craig gave him a knowing look. "She'd do it for you."
Hawk grimaced. "I know, but I called already. She's not in the state until eight o'clock tonight."
Craig grunted and sat back, chewing his bagel. "I hate doing nothing."
Hawk didn't respond.
Craig's phone rang and he plucked it out of his pocket just as Dani and Vivian came into the room, laughing.
Craig answered his phone but couldn't hear well over the girls. He thought he heard West Shepherd say he was in trouble. He strode into his office and shut the door.
"Sorry about that. I had to step into my office for privacy. What's the trouble?" he said, even as he wondered how much more trouble he could handle.
***
Craig left his office, his mind spinning. Hawk was still sitting at the kitchen table, his
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