Chapter 4
"Hey, found out anything yet?" Houston was on his way to the next place on his list when CJ called him.
"Not much. Uncle Roy is working on the brother in San Diego. I've been trying to find out more about Theresa Saunders, but there just isn't much there. Her maiden name was Mercado, and she graduated from UCLA. She interned at a hospital here in the city and now has a partnership with two other doctors. Seems that they just got married and are out of the country on a honeymoon." She smiled when she told him that last part.
"Aha. Well, that eliminates two suspects I guess. Where did they go, just out of curiosity?" Matt was also smiling.
"Tahiti." CJ could tell by his voice that he was smiling.
"Ahhh, I see." Not a bad idea he thought to himself.
"What about Uncle Roy and the brother? Has he found out anything yet?" He stopped at a light. Two more blocks to go before he reached the second venue.
"Yes. He says the brother seemed to be genuinely upset. He had already been contacted by Hoyt apparently. Roy doesn't think there's anything there to implicate him. He's gone to Haley's school to see if he can find anything." She double checked her notes. "That's about it from here. Just thought I would catch you up. Any luck with you?"
"No, not yet. I'm almost to the second place on my list. I'll call you when I get finished. And CJ? I love you." There, he had gotten it out without stumbling all over himself.
"Love you, too. Be careful." She hung up the phone and found herself thinking that Tahiti really did seem like a good place.