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She ran into his and Sylas’s arms “I did it I’m finished And I think I nailed it”

Ashley took the cup of coffee froal “Thanks, Erin”

Erin handed Jena a cup as well

“I sure need this,” Jena said “Thanks”

She, Erin, and Jena had been working non-stop trying to find so to be Walter Steele was an i

“I finished going through the stack of files you gave hn…I mean, Ashley”

“You’ll get used to it, Erin This office is very casual” She liked Erin and knew the twenty-four year old was going to fit in perfectly “Did you find anything that ht help with the Steele Ranch case?”

“Sorry to say I didn’t Nothing suspicious Walter Steele has lived in Florida for over fifty years”

“That fits the timeline when Bill’s brother left Destiny What else?”

“He was a handyman in the town He does have a record Several counts of public intoxication and multiple DUIs He hasn’t had a driver’s license in years Before buying that condo a year ago, he lived at the Sleepy Moon Motel for fifteen years”

“No way his story is true,” Jena said “How the hell does a handyman who is only paid in cash and has never filed a tax return save enough cash to buy a two-hundred-thousand-dollar condo? The only answer that ave him the cash”

“But we don’t have any proof What else, Erin?”

“Prior to that, Mr Steele rented a rooer at the ot in touch with people Mr Steele has worked for Mrs E work for her family since the 1970s He’s never claimed to be anyone but Walter Steele”

“And of course her faht?”