"And you believe that there may be a connection."

"Precisely. Maybe you can tell me a little about the deceased. Something about his life."

"To be perfectly honest Mr. Picker, I don't see how it can help. On the other hand, it can't hurt. I liked Hari, done business with him for years. Nice boy.

"Peter Carrington III recently passed away at the age of one-hundred and twelve years. Old family, old money. The original fortune was made by Peter the first; apparently running guns and ammo for the wars going on in the world at that time. That produced the seed money for Peter number two. An industrialist, fingers in everything."

"And our Peter?"

"What may have been referred to in other times as a gentleman, a man of leisure. The fortune left to him was so vast that even I don't know the full extent of it. That family has monies hidden all over the world in accounts that show up nowhere."

I was curious. "What exactly does a man of leisure do with his time?"

"In Peter's case there were two passions. Traveling and collecting. As a matter of fact, the reason for traveling was to collect more stuff. Antiques, art; particularly paintings, pottery, old documents, military stuff. His real passion, however, was sports. Anything to do with sports. Loved baseball from the time he was a lad wearing knickers."

"Mr. Cozener, what happened to his collections? As you are well aware, Hari's job consisted of the kitchen, pantry, the basement and garage."

"Everything of value went to an auction house in New York. All of his collections were extensive, but the baseball card one was staggering. I believe that was the exception. It went to another outfit, also in New York, which specializes in sports memorabilia. I don't recall the name off the top of my head; I can look it up if you wish."

"Not necessary, but thanks." The auction that Cozener was referring to is Gotta Have It! They've been around since 1994 and specialize in authenticated sports, entertainment, Rock amp; Roll and historical memorabilia. Not old by auction house standards, but apparently they get good prices. Which, when it comes down to it, is the only thing that matters.