Nick was about to call Lafferty with the info from Doc when the man got to him first.
"I have the police report from the detective in Minnesota about the domestic dispute. Drake didn't file charges the night her husband came back, but there was a report. He beat her up pretty bad. The first officer on the scene thought she'd been raped."
Nick pulled the SUV over to the shoulder. "Why?"
"She was found huddled on the couch in the fetal position with no clothes on."
"Jesus, this guy's a real winner."
Lafferty grunted. "The husband, Paul, said they'd had consensual sex, then fought after. Just got outta hand. She didn't say anything except that she didn't want to press charges. Everything was fine."
"We have to look into this, see if the death certificate on the son is real."
"I already have," Lafferty said. "Computer records don't go that far back. They're via a paper trail. That's why it took so long to get the death certificate. Plus, it was a different state. The son is dead."