Let Me Call You Sweetheart

97

Geoff tried to phone Kerry at home. When there was no answer, he tried her car phone. Where was she? he wondered frantically. He as dialing Frank Green’s office when the guard led Arnott away.

“The prosecutor’s office is closed. If this is an emergency, dial…”

Geoff swore as he dialed the emergency number. Robin was staying with the Hoovers. Where was Kerry? Finally someone answered the emergency line.

“This is Geoff Dorso. I absolutely must reach Frank Green. It concerns a breaking murder case. Give me his home number.”

“I can tell you he’s not there. He was called out because of a murder in Oradell, sir.”

“Can you get through to him?”

“Yes. Hold on.”

It was a full three minutes before Green got on the line. “Geoff, I’m in the middle of something. This had better be important.”

“It is. Very important. It has to do with the Reardon case. Frank, Robin Kinellen is staying at Jonathan Hoover’s home tonight.”

“Kerry told me that.”

“Frank, I’ve just learned that Jonathan Hoover gave that antique jewelry to Suzanne Reardon. He’d been having an affair with her. I think he’s our killer, and Robin is with him.”

There was a long pause. Then in an unemotional voice Frank Green said, “I’m in the home of an old man who specialized in repairing antique jewelry. He was murdered early this evening. There’s no evidence of a robbery, but his son tells me his Rolodex with the names of his customers is missing. I’ll get the local cops over to Hoover ’s place fast.”