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The preacher was right, it was a stretch. But on the other hand, those were far too many coincidences. Chesterfield was recently arrived to Red Road, he had ties to New Life, and the sin of ambition. Then there was the matter of of his wives. It would not have been the first time a man had tried to pass off the death of his wife. And if he had the cruelty and gall to murder two of his wives, than God only knew what else he could be capable of. It was likely enough that he could be involved in the murders and kidnappings.

But he was still a politician and it seemed unlikely that he could have murdered Cobbs himself. Still, it was clear that the conspiracy extended beyond one man. But all it would take was one man to break it open.

"Thank you, Father. We would greatly appreciate if you could maintain discretion in this matter, while we continue to investigate." Anna nodded politely to Joshua, then looked to Horatio and whispered to him.

"If Cobbs had suspected him, than I trust his judgement. We should question the mayor. He can't possibly hold up that long if pressed."