Chapter 1
Tyler and Conner stood on the third step of the staircase of Alexis Castle investigations with a toy racecar racetrack. Each held a toy car in their hands.
"My blue Lamborghini is going to kick your butt!" Tyler shouted.
"No!" Conner shouted. "My blue 1967 Mustang is going to kick your butt!"
Conner and Tyler held their cars on the track.
"3, 2, 1!" Tyler shouted.
Conner and Tyler released their cars. Conner cheered when his car finished first.
"In your face!" Conner shouted.
Alexis came downstairs in her pajamas.
"It is 7:00 on Saturday morning!" Alexis shouted. "Why are you here?"
"We're racing cars," Tyler replied.
"Can't you race cars at your house?" Alexis asked.
"No," Tyler replied. "My sister had a few friend sleep over and they're all still sleeping."
"And my landlord gets cranky if I wake her up," Conner said.
"Gee," Alexis said. "I wonder why."
"While you're up," Tyler said. "I have an announcement. I scored three tickets to a real sports car race for next Saturday in Los Angeles!"
"Can I come?" Conner asked. "Please, please, please?"
"Yes," Tyler replied.
"Yay!" Conner cheered before hugging Tyler.
"Conner," Alexis said. "You're 26."
"You don't understand, Alexis," Conner said. "I've tried for so long to score tickets to a race in Los Angeles, but they're always sold out."
"You can come too, Alexis," Tyler said.
"Thank you," Alexis said. "I'd love to go."
Conner's phone began to ring.
"Hello, Detective Tracey," Conner said as he answered. "Yes, we'll be right there."
Conner, Alexis, and Tyler arrived at a hotel room crime scene. Tracey greeted them as they entered.
"What do we have here?" Conner asked.
"Male, late 40's," Tracey replied. "Hit in the back of the head."
Conner, Alexis, and Tyler walked to the side of the hotel bed to see a lifeless corpse. Conner and Tyler gasped.
"That's racecar legend Tommy Coltrane!" Conner shouted.