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I sucked down more iced tea I’d never known either Pellini or Boudreaux to be obsessed with a case Why the hell did his first obsession have to involve me? “It’s not in Beaulac PD jurisdiction,” I said “Is he assisting the sheriff’s office?”
“He’s restricted froation because of his stepdad’s involve whatever he can” Pellini picked up his napkin and, to my relief, wiped away the dab of mustard
“Yeah, but why is he so worked up over this?” I frowned down at the photos “I anized criht he was”
“I guess Boudreaux thinks otherwise,” he said then exhaled “His mom’s the head trainer out at Farouche’s horse farhbreds for over thirty years Boudreaux greorking with horses and still lives out there” He paused to take a sip of water I strained a few neurons inBoudreaux around horses Nope Couldn’t see it Had to be an alternate universe
“He’s always been private about his past,” Pellini continued, “but he claims Farouche saved his life and didn’t deserve to die like that He’s pretty torn up”
Great It was bad enough having the FBI and sheriff’s department all over the Farouche Plantation incident, but now an unpredictable Boudreaux joined the mix “Are these the only pictures of what happened out there?”
“The sheriff’s office has a few others, but they’re so distorted they’re useless” His dark eyes sharpened on y black eyebrows “You have any idea why that ht be?”
I could have said, “Probably because a crap load of arcane potency flies around when deeway betorlds,” or, “Maybe it was froht before he al within a mile radius,” but instead I opted for, “No idea”
His et it You can’t tell me”
I scrambled to read his expression Did he know I knewfor information? Neither possibility appealed tomy face composed
“Sorry,” he said and sounded as if he actually ht it orth a shot to ask, but I shouldn’t’ve pushed it”
Relief flooded through ents Ryan Kristoff and Zack Garner led an FBI special task force that dealt eird stuff, and after I resigned froht me on as a civilian consultant It ned to the plantation case considering all the bizarre crap that had occurred there It was natural for Pellini to assume I’d have more info