CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
Vince’s private jet touched down at Bradley International and Milo met him, Ricki, and George in the Bentley Vince had left for his use. Then he drove them into Milton. A security detail drove behind them.
Vince had already told Ricki the little he knew, but Ricki wanted to hear it from Milo himself.
“We found the lead guard at this watering hole we discovered he often frequented. He managed to tell us that he was hired by David Richardson, your brother, to get rid of your sister. He said he asked David why, and David said that you, his other sister, was in town. Which meant he knew you were going to find out the truth, and that’s why he had to take out Erica, or you, or both of you. ”
“Just because I would ask questions?”
“That’s what that guard claimed.”
“So are you saying that it was Davey who hired somebody to plant those explosives at my parents house? To try to take me out?”
“According to that guard he handled that too, yes. He said that’s why David only wanted him to take out the front part of that house. Because he knew you would be asleep in your childhood bedroom up front. But you moved to that back room, unbeknownst to Davey.”
Ricki sat back. Vince was anguished, too, at how close a call that was. He placed his arm around her waist.
“Did he mention Dr. Proctor?” asked Vince.
“Only in the sense that David implied that was why he wanted Erica dead. If they acquitted her or found her not guilty, they just might find out who was guilty. They would find out who actually killed Dr. Proctor.”
“Davey?” asked Vince.
Milo nodded. “That’s what the man said, yes sir.”
Vince exhaled, but Ricki was shaking her head. “It’s not true,” she said. “I don’t care what he said, it’s not true. Davey wouldn’t do any of that.”
“We’ll find out soon enough, Rasheda.”
“But why would he do it, Vince? It makes no sense!” Then she looked at Milo. “What did my brother say when you told him all of this?”
“The boss said we should wait. He felt that you should approach your brother with this information. We’ll be there in case things go south, but we’ll leave it up to you.”
Ricki was at least comforted by that consideration. “Thank you,” she said.
“Yes ma’am,” Milo said.
And they sat back for a quiet, tense ride to Milton.