Free Making New Memories by Karen Ward Page B

Jesse's
house where they spend the afternoon getting reacquainted. Bear
tells Jesse why he didn't come home and asks her to help him get
enrolled in the program for PTSD so he can overcome his flashbacks.
He tells her he wants to get past them so he can spend the rest of
his life with her.
    Two days later Stump calls Goose to come and
pick him up. His father is settled in the inpatient facility
undergoing treatment for PTSD and his mother and father are well on
their way to reconciliation. He is happy. Finding and getting to
know his father has been the best experience of his life.
    Now it's time to go help the guys investigate
the murder that Dylan has been accused of. It all sounds very fishy
to him. He knows Dylan could not have killed the woman. If he had
been going to kill her he would have done it eight years ago when
he caught her in bed with another man.
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    When Goose picks him up he is surprised to
see Pinky on board and they head straight for Texas. After landing
they go to the hotel where Jacob has made reservations for the
group. Jacob has called a planning meeting for one o'clock in his
suite and they are going to be just in time. When they walk into
the suite, they are happy to see Dylan and spend a few minutes
greeting him with slaps on the back and assurances they will
support him no matter what. Tom Christensen, the private
investigator and Jason Murray, Jacob's twin brother are also
present.
    Jacob stands and says, "Okay guys, we have a
lot to cover so let's get started. The facts according to the
prosecution are as follows, the police received a tip about an
unresponsive woman in a car at the mall at six o'clock on Saturday
night. Flight records indicate that Dylan had already taken off
from the airport before the tip was received.
    "During the police investigation a witness,
one Richard Thomas, came forward and swears he saw Dylan in the car
with Elena around five o'clock. That witness just happens to be the
same man Dylan found in bed with Elena eight years ago that caused
him to file for divorce. He is well known in Amarillo since he is
the Vice President of the First National Bank. He is generally not
well liked and rumors are circulating he cheated several of the
bank's customers over the years. He and Elena Drake had an open
affair after the divorce even though Thomas is a married man. The
affair lasted until sometime last year. Elena met him at the bank
where she was employed at the time of the divorce.
    "Dylan's sister who works at the mall saw
Richard Thomas leave the area of the game room around five on the
day Elena was killed. He was gone approximately thirty minutes at
which time he returned to the game room, picked up his three
children and left. We need to canvass all of the mall employees
around the game room and see if anyone else can testify to seeing
him leave the area and verify what time he returned to the
area.
    "Also, Dylan's sister witnessed a fight
between Richard Thomas and Elena Drake the previous weekend here in
the mall. She heard Thomas threaten Elena. We need to find anyone
else that might have witnessed that argument. It happened right in
front of the game room. I am not going to be able to call Evelyn as
a witness since she is Dylan's sister.
    "Now, Tom has reviewed Elena's bank records
and has found several suspicious cash deposits over the last year.
These deposits amount to over twenty thousand dollars and we
haven't been able to determine yet where they originated. Any
questions so far?"
    Pinky asks, "Have we been able to access
Thomas' bank records? He is the logical source of the cash
deposits."
    Jacob says, "Not yet, Pinky, since you are
our resident hacker please take a peek and see if you can find
anything. If you find something, I'll find a way to legally
subpoena them. See if you can get his cell phone records too.
    "Stump, since you are our press person, I
want you to check with all of the local media and see if you can
dig up anything on Thomas. In fact,