“Here and reporting for duty,” John said as he walked into the kitchen of the diner a few minutes after Noah and Ewan returned from their break. “I told my men I was going to do a thorough check on any houses that are vacant at the moment because families are on vacation. After what happened to the mayor at Ms. Miller’s place they didn’t question why I want to do that.”
“Good thinking.” Arik glanced through the serving window. “Looks like it slowed down enough that I can take off.”
Rusty patted his back. “You would anyway. What you’re doing is more important than worrying about whether a few people have to wait a bit longer for their meals.”
When John started for the door, Arik put his hand on his shoulder to stop him then opened a cupboard along one wall. “We’ll take these, just in cas
