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best source to tap in April Springs, and you went after the information.  The fact that Gabby knew so much was just icing on the cake.  You’re better at this than some folks around town give you credit for.”
    “Do you mean you?” I asked him with a smile.
    “Not me.  I’ve always known you had the knack.”
    I laughed out loud at his comment.  “I know better.  It took you a long time to come on board, and you know it.”
    “What can I say?  You convinced me,” he replied as he started the truck.
    “Where are we going?” I asked him as I waved good-bye to Griffin.
    “We need to tell Chief Grant everything you just learned.”
    “It’s already been taken care of,” I said.  “Gabby was on her way to see him when I left her.”
    Jake looked surprised by the news.  “Was that her idea, or yours?”
    “We made a deal.  You and I would investigate the murder, but only if she told the chief everything she knew.”
    “But we were going to investigate it anyway,” Jake protested.
    “We both know that, but Gabby didn’t.”
    “Remind me never to cross you,” Jake said with a smile.
    “I’d be happy to, anytime you get close to the line,” I said as Jake turned right.  “Where are we going now?”
    “We need to find Bob Greene and Jim Burr.  I want to talk to them.”
    “Before the chief gets to them?” I asked.
    “You’re the one who uncovered the fact that Sully didn’t trust them, but you have to believe that the chief has already spoken with them, anyway.  I’d say that we were entitled to have the first crack at them now that we have new information, wouldn’t you?”
    “We both know that wasn’t our agreement,” I said as I handed him my phone.
    “What am I supposed to do with this?” he asked as he looked at it.
    “Call Stephen Grant and make sure that Gabby’s talked to him.”
    Jake pulled over and parked the truck.  “And if she has?”
    “Then get his permission for us to track down a lead or two ourselves.”
    “Is that the way this is going to work?” Jake asked with a slight grimace.
    “Welcome to my world,” I said as I hit the chief’s number on speed dial.
    Jake had a lot to learn about investigating on the side, but I knew that he’d catch on quickly, and I was more than happy to be his teacher.
     
     

 
    Chapter 6
     
     
    “Let me put this on speaker so we can both speak with him,” Jake said after he studied my phone for a second.
    “My cellphone will actually do that?” I asked him.
    “Suzanne, it’s amazing what phones will do these days if you know how to use them.”
    “I just use it to make regular calls,” I said.  “But I know that Grace can practically launch missiles with hers.”
    “Hello?” Chief Grant asked from the speaker.  “Suzanne, is that you?”
    “I’m here, and so is Jake,” I said loudly.  “Can you hear us okay?”
    “It would be easier if you stopped shouting,” he said.  “What can I do for you?”
    “Did Gabby find you yet?” I asked him, modulating my volume a little.
    “She just left.  Thanks for sending her my way.”
    “You’re welcome,” I said.
    “Chief,” Jake cut in, “we need to know our boundaries on this.  Should we leave all of the suspects for you, or is there at least one person we can speak with?”
    “Actually, you can go ahead and take a run at Bob Greene and Jim Burr.  I spoke with them before Gabby came forward.”
    “Did you have any luck getting an alibi out of either one of them?” Jake asked him.
    “They said that they were together on another job site across town at the time of the murder,” the chief said.
    “That should be easy enough to check.”
    “Not if they were the only two subcontractors at the site,” Chief Grant answered.  “I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that they were ready for me when I asked them, as though they’d planned it out ahead of time.  Only why would they do that if they didn’t have something to hide, right?”
    “That’s