Many apologise for how long it has taken to update but I was suffering from BAD writers block. Thanks to all for reading
Connections
The gang stared at him in disbelief, then bowed their heads in sorrow. A poor child, lost. It was times like this, they hated being who they were.
"But it wasn't the child." D finished.
"What?" Bobby asked.
"A jogger reported a body in a ditch, near where the child went missing. When the uniforms got there. It was a male. About 30 years old."
"That's a good, and a bad thing I guess." Myles said.
"Any id on him?" Jack asked.
"No, but we got his name from his fingerprints. Jared Pinoet." D replied.
"Does he have any connection with the child?" Tara asked.
"Not that we know of. He worked at RJ Autos. Bobby, why don't you and Myles pop by there and chat to the locals. See what we can find out about this guy. Jack, you and Sue see if this guy has any connection to the child, his family, friends, school. Anywhere." D said. "Tara, see what you can dig up on this guy. The more we know the better." The gang soon went their separate ways. Bobby and Myles headed out to RJ Autos. "Can I help you folks. We have so many cars here to suit your every need?" A man said as he approached them.
"We are not buying." Bobby said showing him his badge. "I'm Bobby Manning, this is Myles Leland of the FBI. Are you the owner of this lot?" He asked.
"I sure am. Henry Fritz. How can I help the FBI?" He asked.
"Do you know a Jared Pinoet?" Bobby asked.
"Sure do, nice guy. One of my best employees."
"Do you have any information on him, address, wife?" Myles asked.
"Somewhere yeah, but he wasn't married. Has something happened to him?" Henry asked.
"His body was found this morning. We need to find his family." Bobby said.
"He never really spoke of any." Henry replied.
"Do you know if he had a connection with a Mr and Mrs. Martin and their son Blake?"
"The kid from TV? No I don't think so. He never said anything. Why?"
"He was found near where the child went missing and we just need to rule out the possibility he has anything to do with the case." Bobby explained.
"You think he took the child? Not a chance."
"We just need to discover why his body was in the area the child went missing, to see if there is a connection." Myles said.
"Come on into my office, I will see what I can find you."
Sue and Jack had returned to the office with no information that might help. They had visited the Martins and they confirmed they had no connection with the body found in the river. They were anxious to discover if the man was involved in their son's disappearance and Sue had promised to update them.
"Seems to be just a coincidence that the body was near where the child went missing." Sue said.
"Maybe Myles and Bobby have more information." Lucy suggested.
"Why would the FBI be interested in a body in a river anyway?" Sue asked.
"If there is a remote chance its connected to the child, the FBI want to know." Jack replied. "Tara what did you learn?"
"Quite a bit actually. Jareds name pops up on a lot of police reports surrounding his job at RJ Autos. A few theft reports, a disturbance report, even a missing persons report."
"Whos?" Jack asked.
"A Leonard Spink. He was a trainee mechanic at the garage. He popped out one day for a test drive and didn't return. Jared filed a report. They were friends apparently."
"2 missing people from the same garage. That's odd." Lucy said.
"Jared wasn't officially missing. But a missing person and a dead body connected to the same garage. Sounds strange alright." Sue agreed.
"Could warrant more investigation." D said as he walked in overhearing the conversations. Behind him Myles and Bobby walked in.
"Anything?" Jack asked.
"Zilch." Bobby said.
"He was a model employee, always on time, friendly with all staff." Myles explained.
"But no one knew he was missing?" Lucy asked.
"He was a quiet person, very private. Probably not missed by family." Bobby said.
"That's sad, to not be missed." Sue said.
"Any connection to the child?" Jack asked.
"Not that we could see." Myles said.
"Talk about a puzzler." Bobby said.
"We still have the second missing person." Sue said.
"More people are missing, I am not sure I can handle this." Bobby said.
"Explain it to him Levi." Jack said. Levi barked in joy.