Chapter Six
After that bombshell, Genie told me that Vincent’s last name was Marconi. I wondered if there was any relation to Valentino Marconi, the illustrious self-made shipping magnate who reportedly had ties to a few notorious families back east. It would explain Genie’s gesture and the house in North Beach but not why Bridget had evaded my question.
I thought about that as I called Bob. Receiving his voicemail, I hung up and ventured home. Though physically exhausted, I could not sleep. Too much had happened in the past twenty-four hours. I had yet to figure out how to go about finding my messenger of death. For now, that mystery would just have to wait.
A mother was worried.
A boy was dying.
And a girl was out there somewhere.
I only hoped she was safe.
I replayed everything i
