
“You looked around the case where the glove was?”
“Yeah, I looked. I can’t find any electrical source that can explain this. The case you’re talking about has internal lighting but there’s no malfunction.”
Braxton pulled into the parking lot behind the station and into a spot reserved for investigators’ cars.
“You do a property inventory on the guy yet?”
“Yeah, nothing. Pockets empty. No ID or anything else.”
“All right, we’re at the cop shop. Let me think about it and call you back.”
“Whatever, Harry. I just want to get out of here on time tonight and I don’t like the looks of this.”
“I know, I know.”
Bosch closed the phone and got out of the car with the saxophone.
“What has he got?” Braxton asked.
“Nothing much,” Bosch said over the top of the car. “It looks like an electrocution.”
“You called it.”
“When we get in, can you pull the reports on the three prior B and Es at Three Kings?”
“You got it. What about Servan?”
“I’ll check on him but I’m going to let him sit for a while.”
They went into the station and down to the detective bureau, where they split up, Braxton going to the burglary corral to get the reports, and Bosch to the rear hallway that led to the interview rooms. Servan was in interview room 3, pacing in the small space when Bosch opened the door.
“Mr. Servan, are you okay? It shouldn’t be too much longer.”
“Yeah, okay, okay. You find?”
He pointed to the saxophone. Bosch nodded.
“Did this come from your store?”
Servan studied the instrument and nodded vigorously.
“I think so, yes.”
“Okay, well, we’ll find out for sure. We’ve got a few things to do and then we’ll get back to you. You want some coffee or to use the bathroom?”
