Chapter 51

“How so?”

“The victim had a habit of picking up younger gay men in the bars and elsewhere,” she said. “They would stay with him for a couple nights or a few days and then go on their merry way with a generous amount of jewelry and pocket money given to them.”

“Presumably for services rendered?” David said.

“So it would seem,” Janet said.

“Are we sure about this?” I said.

“Boss,” she said, “Carl has personally interviewed four young guys who spent a lot of time with the deceased, granting sexual favors for gifts. We’re not quite talking about prostitution, but maybe the closest thing to it. It seems there are a number of men in their early twenties who make a habit of taking care of older men sexually with an expectation of gifts afterward.”

“If memory serves me,” I said, “all three of you have open cases involving burglaries of older gay men. I think you need to sit down somewhere and compare notes,” I said.