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“The police are on their way,” Re them
Sae doors “Oliver, maybe you should wait by the shop Let me knohen the police arrive”
Remi eyed the lock, turned to Oliver, smiled “I’ll one, then stood guard while Sam picked the lock and slid open the door He did a double take when he turned on the light switch, saw the antique gray Rolls-Royce parked inside
Remi stepped in after him “Is it?”
When his eyes adjusted to the interior light and he saw the weld marks and color differences of the body, he shook his head “Too short Maybe an early twenty–twenty-five”
Remi found a clipboard filled with papers on the workbench She lifted a page, followed by several ether, apparently The rebuilt engine’s from one car, the body another, and the chassisWell, if I’ this receipt correctly, it’s a replica”
“I guess we know his specialty,” he said, looking around at all the various body parts stacked in the corners and hanging on the walls, along with engine parts “Could probably cannibalize everything in here and put together a fairly decent car”
He returned his attention to the rebuilt car Not exactly a prime specimen There was some rust on the body, and the seats were clearly in need of reupholstering The body was similar to that of the Gray Ghost, even down to the color of the torn leather upholstery, and he wondered if it had also been built by Barker Coachworks
Reet the feeling that whoever was here meant to come back?”
“Definitely,” he said The vehicle’s engine was exposed, the tool chest rolled up right next to it And sitting on top of the chest was a full arette had burned into one long ash He walked Remi out “Do me a favor Stay with Oliver until the police arrive Make sure he’s on the sae as us I’d rather keep our involvement low-key”
“Easy enough What’re you planning on doing?”
“Have a better look around Whatever happened, the guy left in a hurry It’d be nice to knohy”
He looked at the house, sahite-haired wo out theat them The curtain dropped, and, a moment later, she opened the back door, waved “Over here!” she said The woman’s smile faded as Sam and Remi approached “Oh, you’re not the plumber?”
“Actually,” Remi said, “my husband is very handy with a wrench, just show hireen eyes twinkling “I’ll go check on Oliver”
With no other choice, he smiled at the woman “What is it you need help with?”