Chapter 15

“Randy,” I said, “you weren’t listening—he said ‘voluntarily’. We’ve both dealt with Rupert long enough to know that sometimes it’s what he doesn’t say that’s important. So, Rupert, what did he say involuntarily?”

“Using a combination of hypnosis and drugs, we learned that he was approached by a sort of nondescript looking man who wanted information about Col. Richardson’s ex-wife. He was more than willing to give it to them because she’d long since left him and moved on, and he saw himself as striking back at her.”

“In other words, you got no useful information?” Randy said.

“Not exactly,” Rupert said. “We have an actual photograph of the man.”

“However did you manage that?” I said.

“One of the places in which they met had closed-circuit cameras,” he said, “and, more importantly, their film is archived instead of being recycled every thirty days.”

“So do you have a name?” Randy said.