Chapter 77
AS THEY LEFT the Boyd house, Justine said to Scotty, “Want to bet Charles is giving Zero Sum a heads-up right now?”
“It’s okay. We’re only five or six minutes away.”
Justine dialed chief of police Mickey Fescoe’s cell phone. A woman’s voice was on the recording, Mickey’s assistant saying he was away for the weekend and to leave a message.
“Mickey, it’s Justine Smith. We found two of the kids involved in the serial car bombings and they have information about the Wilkinsons’ car.” Justine gave the name and address, then said, “You’re going to need a warrant to search the house for explosives.”
She forwarded the photos of Charles Boyd’s bomb kit to Fescoe’s mailbox.
“I hope he gets the message,” she said. “Soon.”
She and Scotty got into their car, pulled onto the highway, and headed for the house where Ken Capshaw, aka Zero Sum, lived with his parents in Encinal Bluffs. Capshaw was second on Tong’s suspect list, and she read the note Tong had written next to the name out loud to Scotty.
“‘Capshaw is a charismatic cockroach, antiestablishment and philosophically destructive. Not as bright as he thinks he is. His clueless parents travel on business. A lot.’”
Scotty grunted, stepped on the gas. They were going about seventy, but still, Justine felt the pressure of passing time. If Boyd alerted Capshaw, and if Capshaw was smart, he would immediately get behind a wall of parents and lawyers. He might leave the country.
As Scotty drove the car up the coast, Justine sent an e-mail to Dr. Sci, attaching the photos of the bomb kit. A minute later, her phone rang.
It was Sci.
“Justine. Where are you?”
“In the car with Scotty.”
“Something has happened. I’m sending you a link to a video. Open it now. It’s going viral as we speak.”
Sirens sounded behind their fleet car, then police cars loomed in the rear window. Scotty pulled onto the shoulder and slowed as three cop cars sped past.
Justine picked up her iPad and opened the link from Sci, which took her to YouTube. She watched for a couple of seconds, then hit Pause.
She said, “Scotty. Capshaw just posted a video. Stop the car.”