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Tracy and Tricia: Some Detective Work of Their Own – Page 2

“Tracy?!  How did you…  Why did you…”

“Karin explained it to me.  How’s the hunt going?”

“Well, I saw the two of them today.  They had two ladies with them.  They’re trying to start some kind of auction.  I think they’re carrying the gem in a suit case with them.”

“I see.”

“I figure that if I can get the gem from them one of these times, then we can have this case solved and Adam will go back to work again.”

“Could I help?”

“You bet!  I’m getting tired, tracking these people.  The only problem is how to get you over here.  I mean, that would make me suspicious!”

“Right.”  Tracy said, thinking.  “I know!!  I could give you a call in a couple of days from my house!”  She proceeded to give Tricia the number, so she would know who to call when her pager went off, then hung up.  She picked up the receiver once again, and called her mom…

 

When she was at her mom’s house, she called Tricia once again.  “So what’s your plan?”  Tricia asked.

“I got my mom to ask me to come home to plan for the wedding, then I had Adam call me here.  Now I can come and help you.”

“But what if he calls your house again?”

“My mom will say that I can’t be reached, and call me to tell me to call him back!”

“But how does he know you were ever there?”

“I let him hear my mom on her answering machine before I picked up the phone!”

“Oh!!  I get it.”  She proceeded to give Tracy her location, and Tracy got on the next plane headed there.  Arriving at the airport, Tracy exited her plane and headed toward the baggage claim where Tricia was waiting for her.  The came toward each other, and Tricia said, “How was the flight?”

“Swell.  Where are the thieves?”

“They, and their girls, went to sleep a few hours ago in their hotel.  They do their business transactions at night.”

“Oh.  Can you take me there?”

“Sure,” Tricia said, “But first I think we ought to stop by our hotel room and drop off your suitcases.”

“Now there’s a good idea.”  Tracy responded.  They left the airport and went to their hotel room.  After they stopped off there, they went to the thieves hotel, and the “Do Not Disturb” sign was outside their door.  Tricia and Tracy checked downstairs with the man at the desk, and he said that they hadn’t left the building.

Tricia commented to Tracy, after looking at her watch, “It’s going to be a while until they wake up.  What do you suggest we do until then?”

“Well, one of us should stay and watch them, while the other gets some rest.”

“But what if they go to fly away?  How will the one of us get the other up?”

“Good question.  I guess we had better stay together.”

“So, let’s go get a little ‘shut eye’.”

“I’ve got an idea.”  Going over to the desk again, Track asked the man, “Does everyone who stays here have to turn in their key before leaving the hotel?”