Chapter 27

“Nobody’s. Well, I suppose he’s someone’s kid. What’s up?”

“I just had an interesting phone call. It seems your John Pierce was working undercover for Gideon Monahan.”

“And he is?”

“He specializes in recovering stolen art.”

“How did you find this out?”

“Monahan’s been out of the country. When he came back, he tried to contact Pierce through their usual channels. When he couldn’t, he got worried and called Pierce’s father, claiming to be an old school friend of his son’s, trying to get in touch with Pierce. He found out about the murder and called here, asking to talk to whoever was in charge of the case. Since you were on the phone, dispatch forwarded the call to me.”

“Did Monahan know anything that we can use?” Quint asked.

“Not much, unfortunately. According to him, there have been rumors that Carter was part of a theft ring, but so far no one has been able to prove it. Pierce was able to get hired at the advertising agency, giving him the in they needed.”