money?â
âHer brother is the vice-president of a regional bank in Georgia.â
Lowell nodded to himself. âThatâs where youâll find the trail. Act quickly or the money will be transferred offshore. I suspect that her brother will give notice, and they both will disappear forever. Whatâs the brotherâs name, and what bank does he work for?â
âSoutheastern Mutual. His name is John Collins.â
Lowell wrote down the information. Heâd have Mort find the brotherâs birth date and then look at the charts anew.
Buddy was upset, though his voice kept its melodic lilt. âIâm going to confront her right now.â
Lowell tugged on his ponytail. âI wouldnât do that if I were you. Youâll alert her to your suspicions and force her to move more quickly. Instead, contact the FBI. Let them know whatâs going on and ask for an audit on the bank.â
âWe donât want this made public. Our company is a family business with a squeaky clean image to uphold. Publicity would be a disaster.â
âMore so than your retirees losing their pensions?â
Buddy clicked his tongue against his teeth. âDamn it. No, I suppose not. Okay, Iâll contact the Feds. Youâll stay on top of it too, wonât you?â
âYes,â said Lowell, âuntil the money is either recovered or obviously lost. My associates and I will follow up on leads and do what we can to help.â
After Lowell hung up, he looked at the bookkeeperâs chart again. He was quite sure she was the one. The 3rd house of siblings was ruled by an afflicted Jupiter in her chart showing the lack of restraint or boundaries in her sibling. The brotherâs chart would tell him more.
***
At about three in the afternoon, Sarah buzzed. âMortâs on line two and he sounds excited.â
Lowell picked up the phone and Mort started right in. âWeâre just leaving the hospital in New Brunswick. You might need this info ASAP. Found a sympathetic worker in the records department and she made me a copy of Williamsonâs original birth certificate.â
âGood work. How did you manage it?â
Mort chuckled. âI said I worked for an insurance company and had a large check to deliver, and needed proof of Williamsonâs birth. The woman was suspicious at first, but when I told her there was a hundred-dollar cash reward for any information, she was most helpful.â
Lowell smiled. âSo what have you got?â
âBorn March 4th, 1965, confirming the date I gave you.â
âTime?â
â10:03 a.m. eastern standard time.â
âWhere are you now?â
âWeâre heading back to the office. At the moment weâre on the Jersey Turnpike and it looks like weâll get stuck at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. But Iâll crank up the Stones, so itâs fine. And Iâll work on the wifeâs information from here.â
âLet me know when youâre here.â Lowell was about to hang up. âOh, I made some headway into The Happy Snappy Marshmallow Company case. Weâre going to have to move on that soon if we want any chance of recovering the missing funds.â
âItâs the bookkeeper, isnât it?â
âYouâre right on the money, Mort. Listen, stay on the line while I punch in the good doctorâs birth information and see if it jibes with what you feel.â
âWill do, Boss.â
Lowell entered Williamsonâs information into his Solar Fire program. âHeâs a strange duck. The birth time gives him a four-degree Gemini rising. This is quite a chart, especially for someone in the medical profession. He has five planets and Chiron in Pisces, ruler of medicine, as well as music and fine art. I wouldnât be surprised if Dr. Williamson plays an instrument or paints, and probably quite well.â
Lowell paused to review the chart in his