Chapter 1The morgue
Thursday, early June, 9:30
The morgue was kept at a lower temperature than the rest of the hospital. Jack shivered. Carlo put his arm around Jack and pulled him closer for warmth. The technician opened the drawer. Jack looked down at the body. “Yes, that’s Beau James Stewart.” Jack turned away from Carlo seemingly to wipe his eyes.
The attendant closed the drawer and Jack and Carlo followed the technician to an anteroom.
“Do you want his personal effects?” the technician asked.
“Let me look at what you have, I’m sure you can discard most of it.”
The technician brought out a plastic bag and dumped the contents on a steel table. On the table was change, a few crumpled bills, a wallet and a set of keys.
Carlo picked up the wallet. “Let me look through this, caro. Yo
