The aroma of coffee lured Daniel out of a fitful sleep the next morning. When he limped into the kitchen Kate was finishing her breakfast. She looked up from the paper and smiled. “How are you feeling?” she asked. “I’m okay,” Daniel answered unconvincingly. He poured himself a cup of coffee. “I forgot to ask, last night. Did anything happen in Arizona?” She nodded as Daniel put two slices of bread in the toaster. “I’m pretty certain I know why Gene Arnold came to Portland.” Daniel carried his coffee to the table and Kate told him about the kidnappings in Desert Grove and her discovery that Aaron Flynn had been Paul McCann’s attorney. “So you think Gene Arnold recognized Flynn in the photograph?” “I can’t think of any other reason for him to come here.” “But why-” Daniel stopped in mid-sentence. “The guy!” “What?” “Saturday, Joe Molinari took me to my apartment to get my running gear. When we pulled up I saw a man leave my apartment house and get into a black pickup. I was certain I’d seen him someplace before. I just remembered where. The day I dropped off the discovery Flynn and this guy came into the reception area together. I got the impression he worked for Flynn.” “Describe him to me.” “He looked like a weight lifter, a big neck, thick shoulders. I’d guess he was in his forties.” “Burt Randall. He’s Flynn’s investigator.” “Why would he be at my place?” Kate was quiet for a moment. “Did you tell anyone other than me that you were going to meet Kaidanov at the cemetery?” “No.” “Then how did the killer know?”
“Maybe someone followed Kaidanov.” “That doesn’t work,” Kate said. “If the people who wanted him dead knew where he was, they would have killed Kaidanov before he could tell you that the study was a hoax.”
“Maybe I was the one who was tailed.” “But they’d have to know you were meeting Kaidanov. Kaidanov called you at your apartment, right?”
Daniel nodded. “Randall knows all about electronic surveillance. You may have a tap on your phone.” “Is there any way you can tell?” “I know someone who can sweep your apartment.” “Shit. The only person who could clear me is dead and my apartment might be bugged. This is getting worse and worse.”