“Hey, Doc, come in and help yourself to coffee,” she said. “Got Kenzie Steidl arriving any minute, so I’m glad you’re here.” “She’s early. It’s not even eight o’clock.” “She called Marlaine, who’s on dispatch, half an hour ago and asked if we could meet first thing this morning so she can go ice fishing with Ray and Bruce when they take Judith out.” “Oh, that’s unexpected, don’t you think?” “I don’t know. She strikes me as a gregarious person—unlike her siblings. I told Marlaine to send her in the minute she gets here, so help yourself to a cup of coffee while I finish up my notes from yesterday.” “Lew,” said Osborne as he poured a cup, “at McDonald’s this morning Denny Zaremski, who handled the Tomlinson insurance on their properties, said Philip had had a serious falling-out with Vern Steidl years ago involving a stolen boat. He never pressed charges because Tim was in on it with Vern, too.” “Really. I’ve already been thinking it might behoove having Dani check the files for me.
