the morning with additional equipment ordered by the detectives. A sign was up indicating that visitors and family members should use the back door entrance and Joe walked around and knocked. Margaret let Mr. Hart’s brother in and to the booth where the two children had spent most of the day. As soon as the children saw Uncle Joe they were both on their feet and in his arms.
“This is a terrible thing that has happened.”
The three surviving members of the immediate family sat down and discussed all that had transpired that day. After a few hours Uncle Joe could see that the pair were exhausted and offered to either spend a night in one of the guest bedrooms or bow out. Tom grabbed his hand.
“You have your wife and children to go home to. We will be alright… Here, this is for you.”
Tom slid a pile of papers over to their uncle.
“You are no longer the vice-president of our dad’s company. These documents along with all our shares are voting you in as the new CEO.”
“Are you sure neither of you want that job?”
Elizabeth put the tissue down from her face.
“My brother and I have careers and we could never run the corporation as well as you could.”
Tom added his thoughts.
“I am a teacher. If I ran the company, my business skills would make the corporation run as bad as the United States Post Office… We trust you to run it and make our dividend checks as large as possible.”
“Well I am sure you could do better than the Post Office… If it wasn’t for mismanagement, the Post Office wouldn’t have any management at all!”
“We not only love you uncle, we trust you.”
”With the number of shares in your control right along with my brother’s stock you two are the majority. Did the lawyers help you with his insurance policy as well?”
“Yes uncle. We have everything under control.”
Elizabeth held her uncle’s hand.
“There is one thing you can do for us now Uncle.”
“What is that dear?”
“Gather up any good pictures of our father for a slid show at the funeral.”
“I’ll do that right away.”
The children hugged their uncle and they walked him out to his car. Uncle Joe continued to offer more services for the pair including having his wife and children move into the guest rooms to help them through this difficult time, but the pair refused and indicated they still had Carl and Margaret to help them. He finally left after the police on duty told their uncle that he too, would have to make a statement for Detective Wiggins.
Tom fell asleep in one of the bedrooms to the sound of his sister crying in the bedroom next to him.
Chapter 4 Strange Evidence
Elizabeth came down stairs and immediately went into the kitchen and sat down at the breakfast nook. Margaret came over with a cup and a coffee pot. She sat the cup down in front of the doctor.
“Thanks Margaret. Is my brother up yet?”
“Yes he came down and went out front with Mr. Talbot and a pair of investigators from the FBI.”
“I thought Detective Wiggins completed his evidence gathering yesterday?”
“Yes. These men are examining the