The Battle of Bayport
“Ding. The phone call from the Bay Breeze just got a lot more interesting—the guy Sophie had described sounded like somebody else we knew.
“Was his name Bernie, Bernie Blank?” Frank asked Sophie.
“He didn’t say, just said he was from the museum and told me to tell Mr. Bishop he’d be waiting at Barnacle Bill’s. Said Mr. Bishop’d know what it was about,” she replied. Barnacle Bill’s was the local dive on the pier across from the arcade.
“You want me to ring up Mr. Bishop’s room for you?” Sophie as...ked.
“Nah, I think we’d rather surprise him. Thanks, Sophie, we owe you one.” Frank clicked off.
We might have just gotten a huge break in the case, but Frank looked apprehensive. Our last attempt to talk to Bernie hadn’t exactly gone smoothly.
“Sophie was right about Bishop being a popular guy,” I said. “It seems like everybody on the museum side of this case wanted to meet him.”
Frank frowned. “Yeah, and it hasn’t turned out too well for them either.MoreLess
“Was his name Bernie, Bernie Blank?” Frank asked Sophie.
“He didn’t say, just said he was from the museum and told me to tell Mr. Bishop he’d be waiting at Barnacle Bill’s. Said Mr. Bishop’d know what it was about,” she replied. Barnacle Bill’s was the local dive on the pier across from the arcade.
“You want me to ring up Mr. Bishop’s room for you?” Sophie as...ked.
“Nah, I think we’d rather surprise him. Thanks, Sophie, we owe you one.” Frank clicked off.
We might have just gotten a huge break in the case, but Frank looked apprehensive. Our last attempt to talk to Bernie hadn’t exactly gone smoothly.
“Sophie was right about Bishop being a popular guy,” I said. “It seems like everybody on the museum side of this case wanted to meet him.”
Frank frowned. “Yeah, and it hasn’t turned out too well for them either.MoreLess
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