The Cat's Paw
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"A murder!" Christy's eyebrows snapped together. "Is your dad in trouble? Do you think Trevor is telling the cops that he's Roy's lawyer?"
"Possibly, but if he is at the party, he might be a suspect too," Quinn said.
"What's that?" said Roy, suddenly back on the line.
"I was talking to Christy, Dad. I woke her up when you called and she's here now. I'm going to put the phone on speaker."
"Don't do that! It's—"
Quinn hesitated, his gut clenching at the urgency in his father's voice. "Why not? I'm going to tell her anyway."
"I know, but… Better if you break it to her gently. Later. I don't have time to put everything that's happened into a nice package. There's a pompous ass of a West Van cop who wants to interrogate me about the murder. Trevor was only able to buy me a couple of minutes, so I'll have to be quick."
Quinn glanced at Christy, who was now staring at him wide-eyed with fear. "That's the second time you mentioned a murder. Who's dead?"
"Vince. SledgeHammer's manager."
"Vince Nunez," he said for Christy's benefit. "You said Frank saw the murder. Who did it?"
Roy's voice lowered. "That's just it. We don't know. We heard Frank demanding that someone stop and then the cat howling, so we all rushed out to see what had happened. There was Stormy, sitting with his paws on Vince's chest and yowling, but no one else was around."
"Did Frank not know the person who did it?"
"No. I mean, I don't know. Yes, yes, I'm coming!" The last must have been to the officious police detective from the West Vancouver police department.
When he spoke again, Roy's voice was even softer than before. "Here's the problem. Frank saw the murder being committed and he hasn't spoken since."
Roy hesitated and Quinn had a sense that his father was about to tell him what he wanted Quinn to shield Christy from.
His voice almost a whisper, Roy said, "We think he's gone, Quinn. We think Frank has left Stormy's body forever."
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