Chapter 12

There was little. There were four canvases which he got up to set out against the wall on the other side of the Japanese screen that graced his study. The room was large enough to spread the canvases out. They were strange mixtures of paint and what appeared to be paper built into three dimensional structures. To his untrained eye they looked skillfully done. Back on the table were the title for the car, some loose change and the car keys. There was also a sealed letter. “Mary Katherine and Nora” was written on it in a fine, sloping script.

Luca chewed his lip. This must be the suicide note that Dennis left for his sisters. Luca put it to one side then decided to crumple up the note. Dennis was not dead, therefore the note was unnecessary.