“I tell you Abel this is the darndest thing I've ever heard of,” said Daniel. “I don't think anyone of the three on your list had anything to do with sabotaging the EV. And I don't think anyone in Candor could do it, probably no one in Bradbury either. So I'm stumped.”
“Well,” said Abel. “We are certain it wasn't accidental so therefore it had to be deliberate. Obviously the list isn't complete. They were just suggestions, informed to be sure, but still guesswork.”
“And we aren't beyond guessing yet.”
“Are you sure none of the men you interviewed could have done such a thing?”
“I'm as sure as I can be.”
“How about the new man Maxim Rodrigue?”
“You might think him the odd man out. But I checked his story, he didn't hold anything back, it happened exactly as he said it did. And since I'm sure his story is true then he has as much to lose as to gain from such a deed.”
“You think so?”
“Abel he's another immigrant coming here for a new start. How many of us aren't?”
“I know but he does have the expertise and his background is suspect even if he doesn't lie about it.”
“Yeah, I know Abel. But there is something about him that says to me he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, no more. Most of us are just lucky the same hasn't happened in our lives.”
“That's true. Too many people blame without realizing how close we all are to being hurt by the whims of chance. So where does that leave us?”
“That leaves us at the beginning,” said Daniel. “I'm going to have to go through the longer list of suspects. Maybe we missed something that would have put one of those on the shortlist. Anyway, my help should be arriving in a couple of days. That should make going through the longer list easier.”
“I suppose so. But that is going to take some time. Meanwhile any one of us could be in the way of whatever these people are after. We need motives, that's what we need.”
“Yeah, motives, a suspect, an arrest, a conviction, that just about sums it up, I think,” Daniel said in exasperation.
“We need one other thing Daniel.”
“What's that?”
“A break.”
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