Chapter 135

One of the sales men came over to ask if he could help him.

“I’d like to speak with Mr. Peck, if he’s in,” Mike replied.

“Are you a salesman?”

Mike had the feeling if he said he was the man would tell him Peck wasn’t available. “No. I knew an old friend of his, first name Read, spelled with an ‘A,’ and thought I’d touch base while I was in the neighborhood.” Read Ogden was the name on the driver’s license found on Ogden Reed when he died. When the man started to protest, Mike said flatly, “Just deliver the message.”

The man gave a nod before walking to a door at the side of the showroom. He knocked and entered. A few moments later he returned, telling Mike that Mr. Peck was willing to see him.

When Mike entered the room, Peck gestured him to a seat, saying, after studying him, “You’re the man responsible for eliminating Ogden Reed.”