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time.”
    He
looked at her quizzically.
    “We’ve
got to find the killer, but we’ve got to take care of the others too. Paul wasn’t
the only victim. His whole family was as well.”
    “Point
well taken,” said Mattheus, as he looked at Cindy, his eyes filled with
respect. “That’s why it’s good to have both a male and female on the case.
Nothing gets overlooked.”
    “I’m
going to spend some more time here with Kendra,” Cindy said.
    “Great,”
said Mattheus. “In the meantime, I’ll run over to the police station and look
up some information I need. Then we can meet up and take a look at Paul’s
office, in about an hour. Okay?”
    “Okay,”
said Cindy. Everything was okay and not okay. Not only was she finding out more
about the case, but also about Mattheus. There were definitely moments when he
scared her. Who had she really ended up here with?

CHAPTER
10
     
     
    Before
Mattheus went to the police station, he called some of his buddies back on the
force in Grenada, to check in and let them know what was going on.  They were
thrilled to hear from him, as usual, and suggested he check out Roomey’s alibi
before taking another step. Guys who hung around casinos needed to be vetted
right away.  Mattheus agreed. And, when was he coming back to Grenada, they
wanted to know? It wasn’t the same place without him.
    The
calls to the guys back home gave Mattheus energy, boosted his spirits and
resolve. They’d become like a little family, and Mattheus missed having them
around.  But he also enjoyed the adventure of starting his own enterprise. And
he enjoyed doing it with Cindy, who surprised him over and over with her keen
intelligence and strength.
    After
he hung up he headed to the police station, to use the computers there to check
on Roomey further.  There was no one at the back desk yet, and he had his pick
of places to work at. He quickly opened a computer and brought up what he could
find on Roomey. The more he read, the more impressed he was. Not only did
everything about him seem legit, but he was a well-respected architect, with
big clients to his name. Easy to see why the guy could afford to lose at a high
stakes poker.
     Then
Mattheus dug up the name of the organizer of the design show Roomey said he was
at to give him a call and find out exactly when Roomey arrived, and how long he
stayed.
      
Roomey’s alibi checked out completely. Not only was he at the show, he got
there early and stayed until it closed. Something he did every year,
apparently. After it was over, he went out with a few people for a light
dinner. He went with a group of old timers, who came to the show year after
year. Some of the people at the dinner included Andrea from Salon B, a couple
of guys who sponsored the program, and Heather May.  Mattheus found it
interesting to see her name pop up again. But, of course, this was a relatively
small island and the people who lived here had to know each other. He wondered
briefly what kind of relationship Roomey had with Heather, and made a note to
ask Cindy to explore it. Mattheus also wanted to see Roomey again, catch a
drink with him, find out more about Kendra and about Paul.
    Okay,
thought Mattheus, one down and another to go. He now wanted to check out the
guy in the high stakes poker game. Just as he was about to go back into the
computer, the door to the station opened and Brayton came in and immediately
spotted Mattheus in the rear.
    “Hey,
what you doing back there?” Brayton hollered, as he came over to join Mattheus.
    “Checking
out Roomey and some other guys.”
    “You
don’t let up, do you?”  Brayton said, approvingly. “Too bad we don’t have you
on our force, down here.”
    Mattheus
grinned.  It felt good having the team around him, surrounded by guys who
valued him.  Mattheus was one of a twin, and his brother had been the star in
everything, got all the attention, growing up.
     “No
reason to bother checking out Roomey,” Brayton said as