Chapter 14 – Eye of the Survivor
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
There was a “Closed” sign on the door of The Hive. “Looks like the restaurant staff is going to the funeral.” Joe Treadway drove his own vehicle past the cafe that had been established by Ben Tracy. Detective Shane Harding nodded silently as he sat in the passenger seat studying the mug shot photos of Ryan McClarnan and the BMV photo of Manuel ‘Manny’ Rojas.
Treadway pulled the vehicle into a facing parking slot in a lot south of the Delong Funeral Home. The two men settled in to watch the mourners arriving at the front entrance to pay their respects.
There weren’t many arriving for the early portion of the viewing hour. Restless, Harding set his binoculars down and started digging through his coat pockets for gum. He almost mis
