It was four o’clock. Dan had finished all his other calls. He was now ready to drive out to the old Hatcherson farm. He punched the number Rose had given him into his cell and waited. After four rings a deep voice answered.
“Hello?”
“Hi, this is Dr. Parker. I’m ready to come out to check those horses of yours if you are? It’ll be about forty-five minutes.”
“That works for me. It’ll give me time to get home and take a shower before you get there.”
Dan laughed. “You don’t need to dress up for me. I’ve been working on horses all day.”
The man at the other end chuckled. “Well, I don’t even want to tell you what I’ve been wallowing in all day. I really do need a shower.”
They hung up. Sounds like a nice guy, Dan thought as he put his truck in gear and headed for the farm.
Dan hadn’t been
