Chapter 39
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
The two police officers had been headed to the Brodericks’ house to find out if Anthony Bruno and Antonio Camero were the same person, when the dispatcher, Lois, came through. “Officer Johnson? Just got a call from Brayden Broderick, age eighteen, saying there’s a large drone trespassing in the back of the Broderick property. He said he’d open the gate for you.”
Vivian gave Tyler a pointed look and raised her eyebrows. The plot thickens. “We’re on it.”
“I didn’t mention that you were already heading that way. I just said you were in the area and would be there shortly.” One of Lois’s many talents was staying on script and not divulging more than was necessary. Vivian admired this trait in almost everyone, but especially those who worked for the department.
“Appreciate that. We’re nearly there. Thanks.” She stepped on the accelerator to close the gap more quickly.
“What are you thinking?” Tyler asked.
“I’m thinking we have what we suspect is a missing woman, whose family is saying she’s not missing. Add that to the Anthony/Antonio puzzle, along with a mysterious drone, and our evening just got a whole lot more interesting.”
“What conclusions are you drawing from this? Any guesses?”
His voice was so earnest she had to smile. Tyler was a good partner. He showed up on time and followed the rules. Best of all, he watched, listened, and never usurped her authority. But sometimes he was so na?ve she wanted to pat him on the head. “A good police officer doesn’t make guesses. We deal in facts.”
“I know that,” he said sheepishly. “I just wondered if you had any thoughts on how all those facts fit together.”
“That remains to be seen. The one good thing is that now we’ll be able to talk to the son, Brayden. He might give us more information than we got earlier.” In her experience, teenagers were either blabbermouths or completely uncommunicative. She was hoping for the former. Even if they couldn’t get him to talk about his aunt, they could show him the photo of Anthony Bruno.