With the Burns’ case closed, and since there was no sense in beginning his surveillance of Mrs. Sullivan until the following Monday after her husband went to work, Derek and Joe had the weekend for themselves.
That was fine as far as Joe was concerned. “This detecting business is neat,” he said to Derek as they fixed supper Friday evening. “But it sure takes up our free time.”
Derek laughed. “It’s not always as bad as it was this week. Normally my day ends at six. The first thing I’m going to do Monday morning, before I leave, is show you how to make out bills and do deeper searches for background checks. That’ll keep you busy while I’m following Mrs. Sullivan, among other things.”
Joe twirled a finger, but in truth he was happy to learn everything he could—and deal with bills and all t
