Chapter 17

“Have you been in contact with him since he resigned?” Gideon asked.

“No. He appears to have dropped out of sight.”

“After picking up his last paycheck, I presume.”

“I have no idea,” Dr. Allen replied. “You would have to check with our HR department about that.”

“All right. Does he have a wife and family?”

“No. He went through a bad divorce approximately a year ago.”

If he is our man, that could be the reason he needed more money than he probably made from the university.

“Did he live in town?” Gideon asked.

“Yes. After the divorce, he moved to an apartment not far from campus. You can get the address from the HR department.”

“Thank you. I’ll do that. While he was with the university—or, more specifically, overseeing digs, had he had any problems before this last time?”

“Absolutely not. Of course, the digs he oversaw were smaller ones—two here in the States, two overseas.”

“He was good at what he did?”