Chapter 173

“Probably wanted to know if Sage saw the killer’s ghost,” Jon commented.

“Do we want to go down there?” Gene asked.

“Nope,” Brody replied. “I don’t think they need us at the moment. When they’re done here, I’m sure they’ll stop by the house to find out exactly what went down.”

Van had been watching the officer who was talking with the homeless man. Now he gestured toward them, saying, “From the cop’s expression, he thinks the guy was hallucinating.”

Tonio chortled. “Wouldn’t you, if someone told you he watched as his attacker started to reel around, totally out of control?”

“Perhaps,” Van replied. “Although I’d figure what he was seeing was a man drunk out of his gourd.”

“As good an explanation as any, I suppose. At least as far as the cops are concerned,” Gene said.