Chapter 1
I handed Obukh a folder with the anonymous letters and related my conversation with Irena.
“And what about the investigation of the place where the boy was found?” I asked.
“Here, read it,” he handed me the report.
“Four tire tracks that were well preserved in the wet ground made it possible to make distinct gypsum castings. A broken bicycle was found in the bushes. Paint from the car’s fender was found on the bicycle frame. The Packard is no older than five or six years. Dark blue color. The condition of the tires indicates that the car had been driven up to fifteen thousand kilometers. On the left fender the finish is probably damaged and there must be a dent. Glass fragments from a broken headlight were also collected.”
The victim was riding a bicycle. From the tracks of
