The cyclist was eventually identified as Callum Voss. His “Swift-Drop” records showed he had deviated from his route for forty minutes near Halden Park. He had a history of “lost” packages and a rap sheet for petty fraud. By the time the sun began to set, the police had a warrant for his storage locker.
Lena sat in the interview room, no longer in handcuffs, but still not allowed to leave. She listened to the frantic activity in the hall. They found the red bag. They found the blue-lined courier pouches. And inside one of the pouches, they found traces of the same red security dye found in Evelyn Marrow’s purse.
But the biggest surprise came from Voss’s phone. He hadn’t just been acting alone. He had received a series of encrypted messages that morning, giving him a specific location and a specific time. The last message read: Drop at the bench. Make sure someone sees. I’ll handle the report. The sender wasn’t a criminal mastermind, but someone nobody had considered yet…