(Miles and Garrett spend several hours discussing several issues that seem suspicious. They leave the police station late. The next morning Garrett checks out the area banks and that turns up nothing. Too many regulations, privacy rights in place that he would need a lot more paperwork to find out anything. He decides he wants to talk to Gus about who Nate is and where Nate lives. When he parks in front of the bar and grill it is closed with a big black bow on the entrance door. Garrett notices that the A-Maze-Ing Tattoos is open. He goes in and sees Patrick is in back reading a book. Garrett goes to Patrick. Patrick looks up and sees Garrett coming and says)
Patrick: I don't know a thing about Maze. Haven't heard a word. I decided to clean things up and so far business has been good again. I think I am making a good manager and I am starting to be in demand for giving some great tattoos again.
Garrett: That sounds good. I wanted to talk to Gus. What's going on? What's with the black bow on the door?
Patrick: You haven't heard?
Garrett: Heard what?
Patrick: Gus was found dead and they think it was a heart attack. No one was with him when he died. He was found dead laying on the floor behind the bar. What a thing to walk in on. I felt sorry for Nate.
Garrett: For who?
Patrick: For Nate Striker. He's the one who found Gus dead.
Garrett: Who is this Nate Stricker?
Patrick: I don't know. I would see him once in a while at the bar but we never spoke. He always sat alone at the bar. And usually if someone else came and sat at the bar while he was there he would just get up and leave right away.
Garrett: Did Gus have family?
Patrick: The bar was his life and family. When he died it actually felt like a family member had died. He wanted his ashes to be spread in a open field in the country and there were about thirty five people there.
Garrett: Was Nate there?
Patrick: Yes, he came late and left early and stayed off by himself while he was there.
Garrett: Were any EMS, police or a coroner called to the bar when Nate found Gus?
Patrick: I didn't see any activity. Must have just been the coroner.
Garrett: An unattended death should be investigated.
Patrick: I don't know anything about that. I just heard it probably was a heart attack and to meet at the field for the spreading of ashes.
(Garrett expresses condolences and leaves. While driving away he is thinking that Maze must be in hiding. Garrett reasons that Maze figured out that Hanna had killed Lana and tried to make it look like one of the Dover brother's had committed the murder. Maze, also, knew that Hanna had killed the Dover brothers. That fact, is what made him panic, grab the envelope and run for his life. Maze knows the brutality she is capable of and he knows the revenge she holds for him because he did not come forward with the letter from Lana that would have vindicated her. Garrett decides to put the word out on the street that if Maze hears it Garrett would like Maze to know there is help available and to call him. Meanwhile, Garrett is going to stay focused on Nate. He drives to the closest police station in the bar's location thinking that surely there must be some information about Nate since he was the one who found Gus dead behind the bar. Garrett wants to find Nate and ask what Nate knows and more importantly who Nate's knows. The chauffeur was important enough for Lana to want him in a picture. WHY? This detail could lead to finding out important information. Garrett is now chasing the evidence race, a fast paced and intense chase because he wants to catch up to any evidence as fast as he can.)
This (mystery blog #22) is "THE END" of "Accidental Date With Fate" (mystery blogs, series 1--- written by Susan Pearl)
The mystery will be continued as "Chasing the Evidence Race" (mystery blogs, series 2----- written by Susan Pearl)
To be continued--tomorrow-- as "Chasing the Evidence Race" ( Wednesday, mystery blog #1)
Thank you,
Susan Pearl
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