Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 04 - Sex Stories

Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 04

... answer at the house so he drives the route. Sitting in his car he studies the layout of the gravel pit. It’s a perfect place to take a stolen auto, strip it and then burn it. High walls would shelter them from observation and hide the glow of the fire. He gets out and studies the black soot where he figures the vehicle was burned. A glint catches his eye and he picks up a small penknife partially buried in the gravel. Without handling it much he slips it into a zip lock bag from his briefcase. Then he studies it through the plastic. Not a criminal's knife, that's for sure. More like a kid's knife. Hmmmm. Again he walks around the area but nothing else comes to his attention so he climbs into his car again and starts for home. He calls home again on his cell phone and this time Marlene answers. "Hi honey. I'm on my way home. Lunch in an hour or would you like to go out for a bite?" "Oh Mike, I just came in from the grocery store. I'll put us on a bite here. Have you been jogging all this time?" She sounds sarcastic. "No, I was jogging by the airport and noticed I had my briefcase with me from the last trip so I started digging into an insurance fraud case I have that occurred at the airport. I'll be right home and fill you in. See you in a bit, dear." "By the way, work called and wants you to take a load to the Okanagan tomorrow. They said they already called Len and you're to call them." "Thanks, dear. See you in a minute. I'm just over on South Fraser." He punches off on ...

... the phone at the stoplight and speed dials CPX. He gets a local dispatcher and says, "Jerry, its Mike. What you got on for me tomorrow? The wife said to call." "Half load to Zellers in Kelowna then pick up a trailer in Sicamous for here. Don't have the numbers in front of me but the paperwork will be ready tomorrow at nine." "Right. I'll be there. Is Len coming in the morning?" "That's a roger. He said he'd see you at eight on the dock. Anything else?" "Sounds like your busy. Guess that's all. Take care." He pulls in the driveway and dials Trudy, but there's no answer. He grabs his brief case and heads into the house. "Hi, hon. I'm going to grab a shower. How long till lunch?" "Whenever your ready. Don't I get a kiss?" Mike grabs her and bends her back over the table as he kisses her. "How's that!" He grins and heads for his office in the basement. He drops his briefcase on the desk and goes back upstairs to the bedroom. He strips and gathers a robe around himself as he goes to the en suite bathroom. He hears the water running as he comes in and calls back down to the kitchen, "Thanks, hon. I'll be right with you." He strips and pulls back the shower door to find Marlene waiting for him with a grin on her face. "Janet's laying down and I thought I might join you." She reaches for him. Later, both in robes, they enjoy lunch as Mike explains about the insurance fraud case he has. "Seems this kid may have arranged the theft of his own vehicle to get the insurance money so he can ...