The Investigators, Inc. The Killer Mystery. Chapter 11. Concluding.

Posted on June 13, 2026 by

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Man in leather jacket reading notes with ghostly woman beside him in office

Steffie had just finished her little speech and everyone throughout the chateau had gone silent while she spoke. Cristy had allowed everyone in the chateau to hear Steffie, all but Jennifer and I. We were in my office and Cristy turned off the speaker into the office so we couldn’t hear what was going on. At first Friskie had reprimanded Steffie for saying her aunties were bad, but now she was silent too. Sky had heard Jennifer and I talking before Steffie began her speech and she “sneaked” some donuts from the other girls to bring to me as a present while she apologized to me.

Sky has the ability to hear me talking no matter where I am, even if I’m half way around the world. She just doesn’t normally use that ability unless necessary. However, at times she likes to listen in, the sneak. I think Jennifer is angry just like Steffie and she says that there will be some major changes within the Investigators from now on. Sky agreed that changes need to be made. “We need to get those changes done quickly,” said Sky, “I know you can do it Steve.” “That was a quick move from ‘we’ to ‘you’,” I said sighing. “Well, you are the leader,” she said smiling.

“Sometimes I’m not so sure about that,” I replied. “I will be making the changes myself if Steve doesn’t get things moving,” said Jennifer. “Oooh, sounds interesting,” said Sky excitedly. The Black Wolves and Wildcats made it back home safely and I announced to everyone that tomorrow was going to be a free day to just relax, then we would have a team picnic two days later since that is the date that Muffin and I launched the Investigators, Inc. Everyone was totally excited about that and much of the work was already done by the home team during this last case.

That case is officially closed since there really was nothing else we could do anyway. We did close down what we could of that international gang of sex traffickers and whatever else they were. With help from Kat, Samantha was able to get Harley up and walking around again so that she will be able to participate in our anniversary picnic. Yes, we did do a little misleading of our enemies in order to bring them out in the open so that we could stop them. We just never imagined how big that group was!

I’m so glad that Harley survived, I would have felt totally responsible for her death because we never checked out her family before sending her back home. That is something we are going to do from now on though, just in case. We had to make things look good just in case we were being watched. We almost lost John though and although Samantha says he will recover, she isn’t sure if he will recover fully so he can go on cases. I think that will be harder on John than it is on me having to stay home. However, there are other ways he could still work for us, such as a driver, something that we always need.

The day between our free day and our picnic we will be having a team leaders meeting which will also include all ghosts, Samantha, Galyna, Celestine, Victoria and Sienna. I wanted our doctor and 3 counselors to be in attendance to give their opinion on some things. Sienna also has a wealth of knowledge that she can share with us. Storm, Jewel and Snow will also attend this meeting. I even called Mandar to join us if he has the time as I’m sure he could also have much wisdom to share with us.

He wasn’t quite sure if he could make it until I mentioned our anniversary picnic that would be on the following day. He then said there was indeed an opening on his calendar so he would be happy to join us. Nothing like food to get Mandar’s attention! Well, the day of our meeting has now arrived after a very relaxing day yesterday and our meeting is now underway. I told everyone that we need better communication from now on, especially keeping me informed as to what is happening on a case. So they will give me a daily update, more often if there is a problem of any kind.

Team leaders will also pick a junior leader who can take their place in an emergency. They will each give me their pick but I will have the final say. Junior leaders can’t be any of the ghosts, however, since the ghosts get moved around a lot on cases even though normally assigned to a specific team. We will also have a team leaders meeting before all cases so everyone knows what is going on first hand. There will be two ghosts at home at all times, which is something we do now, but we will try to change which of them stays home each time so that all get a chance to go on cases too.

I will not be confined to my office, or even inside, as long as both ghosts are with me at all times while outside. And one of them will have to hold my hand at all times while outdoors in order to ensure my safety. Jennifer will stay home most of the time with me as one of the ghosts, unless she specifically needs to be on a case. Mandar is going to provide extra security for our picnic so that all of our team can participate.

The last time we had such a large team picnic we were attacked by Toledo and Kat was killed. Mandar wants to make sure there is no such repeat, especially since he will be here too. Well, I wonder what kind of case we will have come our way next? I have come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a simple case for us, but perhaps something that isn’t quite so complex would be nice. We shall see.

The End. A new case will be on the way shortly. ©2026 Steve McLeod.

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499 Comments on “The Investigators, Inc. The Killer Mystery. Chapter 11. Concluding.”

  2. I didn’t go.😒 I wasn’t able to sleep last night until after 2 am sometime, then slept to long to make it to the field before it got to windy. But! I did make it to the pool this afternoon.

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    • That’s too bad, sorry you had a bad night and couldn’t fly today. I spent nearly the whole afternoon looking for some important paperwork that I need this week and still didn’t find it. I looked where i would normally keep something like that and it wasn’t there, then I went looking and looking. Still nothing. I will try again tomorrow. Just can’t figure what I could have done with it. 🤔🙄😬

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    • Hahaha! Yep, it’s always in the last place we look, even when it’s in the first place we look it’s still the last place we look. Now there’s a deep philosophical thought for you. 😲🤔🙃

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    • Church was good, smaller turnout this morning but there were more out this evening, still it was less than normal. But there are some people away on vacation right now, some people seem to have stopped coming, one family is moving to Poland next week. Numbers can fluctuate quite a bit in the summer.

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    • My outdoor plants on the balcony I won’t be keeping, just have no room for them in here with all my indoor plants. That’s okay, the outdoor plants are easy to replace next year. And I don’t want to bring in any bugs either.😬🦖🦕

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    • Yep, I caught it alright! Oh yeah, busy, busy week. Shopping tomorrow. Plus banking, and banking. Help my friend with some church finances. Then on Tuesday, I might just, oh, relax after Monday. Then on Wednesday, I will relax from relaxing on Tuesday. Thursday is kind of an open day. Friday I will relax after a busy day of nothing on Thursday. So, it’s a full week. Plus looking for those papers that I need to find before Friday. Sigh.
      Well, time for bed so I can get up early tomorrow. Have a good night’s sleep Dusty and I will talk again tomorrow! 😃🥱😴🌛

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    • Nope, it happened today, therefore it was the first place I looked since I didn’t look in the last place after looking in the first place first. 😂 It was an envelope that I keep all my passwords written on papers so I don’t lose them. No way I can remember all of those things, too many of them. 😬 Plus there were a couple other papers in there too needed for the government should they happen to ask for them.

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  11. Ahh… the new digital world that’s functional only because it’s backed up by analog technology!😂😂
    Why do we need computers if we still need to write down our security passwords!😂😂 I believe that’s call an oxymoron?🤔🤭🤭

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    • Well, this time I’m making a copy to keep on my laptop so I won’t lose these things anymore. Yeah, I know, it’s terrible really, but ya just can’t beat writing things down so computers can function properly to make our lives so much more simple. Of course there are these things called passkeys now which eliminate the need for passwords. What if you forget how to use the passkey? Did you just call me a moron? 🤔🤨

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    • It’s good to know these things, thank you.
      Well, time for bed again, it’s already almost completely dark out there, amazing. Have a good night Dusty and I shall be back with more intellectual chatter tomorrow!😃🥱😴🌛

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    • Oh, there you are. Cooling off a bit though it did manage to reach 68 degrees today, with a very strong west wind. They finally assessed one of our tornados that hit just west of here back in July. It was an EF2, travelled about 3 miles and was half a mile wide. Another one was just classified as a microburst and it was just over a mile wide and it travelled for about 4 miles I think, might have been less, can’t remember. We have had 8 tornadoes in our area this year.

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    • I put a new switch on my insulator display shelves to operate the back lights. Looks nice to have them working again. I also cut another bamboo pole for one of my other pothos vines to climb in the bedroom window. Finally found new places for all of my insulators, so all are on display again. Except for the 18 I’m giving away to one of my PSW’s. I made a bookshelf under my laptop desk for ID books that I use regularly, so now they are all in one place. How was your day?

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  18. Mine was good, did a few chores, made a few phone calls and actually started working on my new planes fuselage. I didn’t do much yet. I just started filling in i.perfections in the fiberglass shell, after those are done I need to start sanding and smoothing, then comes the primer.

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  19. Yep!
    Oh I’ll send you an email with a picture of my golf cart.😉 👢 I think you’ll get a kick out of it. Remember I bought it the way you’ll see it on the pictures. I think it kind of fits me.😂

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    • Yeah, it finally bent over so far it broke up by itself so I just finished the job. There was no easy way to rescue it. I have another one that is half as big now, plus a couple smaller ones. Saves a bit of space too, though it’s hard to tell.😂

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    • Well, that began when I moved and someone put something on top of it causing it to bend over. Once that happens it’s impossible to straighten it again without breaking the stem. I tried to prop it up but it was just too heavy and kept bending over until one day it landed on the floor. That finished it. But, the others I have are babies from that one, so, it carries on.
      Well, I have to go now, there was a big emergency here this evening, in the building with another client on this program I’m on. As a result my PSW was unable to get to see me this evening. So it’s going to make things harder for me to get ready for bed, plus I missed my massage so my back is extra sore tonight. And my RLS is acting up already too. Sigh, everything at once.🙄 Have a good night Dusty and I will be back tomorrow!😃🥱😴🌛

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    • Good morning Dusty! 😃 I’m back, kind of, sort of, I think so anyway. Except maybe my brain. What a night last night! 🥱 I couldn’t sleep so I have been walking around in a fog today, not able to do anything much or even think much.🙄 How was your day? 🤔 I hope it was better than mine!😬

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  24. It wasn’t to bad. Did a little bit of work on my plane before I went to help Bru e with his then came home and spent the last hour tracing out formers for my fuselage.

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    • Hey, not bad, the work progresses! I did manage to fix my antique desk chair today, finally. All I needed to do was reattach the one arm of the chair which had gotten loose from my move 3 years ago. Sigh. I know, that’s slow. But since it was in my bedroom and I don’t sit at my desk much anymore, I kept forgetting about it. Now it’s done, nice and solid again.

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    • Yeah, I know it, time just seems to fly way too fast!
      Well, I hate to say it, but, it’s time for bed, I’m just beat, hopefully I can sleep better tonight. Have a good night Dusty and I will be back tomorrow with more somewhat intelligent, um, whatever! 😂🥱😴🌛

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  28. What day is it today?🥴 I’ve lost track of my days… I’ve slept about 6 to 7 hours the last three nights. So I may not make a lot of sense today. But! Im here.

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    • Hey, not bad, you’ve been sleeping well lately like me. My PSW just left, she showed up just as your comment came in so I couldn’t answer right away. It was a nice, sunny day, started off at 50 and went all the way up to 73!

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  29. Nice! That’s a great temperature. Warm but not to, and, cool but not to. Very pleasant!
    It was 106 here yesterday afternoon. That was on my car readout, but it had to have been very close if it wasn’t. That’s getting a bit on the uncomfortable side for this reptile. 🐍 🐢 🦎
    Did you make it to Sunday service?🤔

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    • Yes, that would be a bit too hot for me as well. At one time I would have enjoyed that temperature, but not anymore. Yep, I made it out to church this morning, we had 15 new visitors today though I think most were tourists. I only talked to a few of them.

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  30. Nice, new faces are always fun and exciting to see and hear from.
    I tried to go flying this morning, but because I was lacking in the sleep department, I thought better of the idea of trying to fly my big airplane today. I was kind of disappointed, but less than I would have been had I tried and crashed it. There’s another I can go.

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    • Yep, that was smart thinking. Better to wait for another day. I always figure it’s better to wait for a time when I’m not so tired before trying something important which I will likely mess up. It’s cooling off fast again this evening.

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  32. Jeez… I feel for you. It just barely got warm for you this summer and now it’s going the other way already.
    So, have you decided on a hobby for the coming winter, before it gets to cold and you are stuck inside unprepared?

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    • Yeah, seems like summer just started and now it’s fall. Really, the cooler weather began on Aug 5, much earlier than normal. Most of our birds have now headed south. Sigh. Nope, no idea for a hobby, but I’m still thinking about it. I have ideas…hahahahahha!!😂😂🤣🤣 Excuse me, I said a funny.🙄

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  33. Yeah…. I have ideas to! Mine get me into trouble most of the time though.😂
    So… puzzles, a little wood crafting, candle or soap making? I mean… come on there’s got to be something..🤔🤫

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    • I tried making candles once, but my enthusiasm, though warm at first, melted away. No room for puzzles, my table is too small. Small wood crafts is a possibility and one of my ideas though there are some problems to overcome. I agree, there are things to do, but it has to be something I would enjoy and have the space for. This apartment is not overly big. But I’m sure something will creep up on me.

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    • You want I should get fat and roll down the hallway? There are already a lot of people like that in this building!
      Oh well, time for bed, early shopping morning again. Have a good night Dusty! 😃🥱😴🌛

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  35. Yep! Me a couple of times!
    Sleep Well 💤 😴 🛏
    I shall be here if I can get some sleep. If not, I may change my name Rip VW as I may sleep for a long time when I do.

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  36. Yeah, a little better. I woke up at about 1:30, but got back to sleep until 6 am. Then I was up for the day. Hopefully tonight I’ll be able to sleep all night.

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    • Sounds like my night, except I was up at 5:30 which was a good time for me since I had to go out today. I need to be up for a couple hours to get rid of the stiffness before I go out. My PSW just left, she was talkative tonight.

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    • Not much. Just talking about the rain today, she loves rain, walking in the rain, riding her bike in the rain, dancing in the rain. She’s not looking forward to winter, she’s from India where it never gets cold. She’s quite young, early twenties and single. Gives a good massage.

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    • Yes, she was here last winter and didn’t enjoy it at all, much too cold. Their house burned down last November and they have been living in a rental since then, waiting for the insurance to get settled so they can rebuild.

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    • Yeah, lose everything and insurance companies drag their feet. They will find that they won’t get enough to rebuild. My friend told me that even if he got full value for his house if it burned down, it would still cost him 60% more to rebuild exactly what he has now. Insurance is normally based on the value of the home, not the value of rebuilding that home.

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    • It was 68, cloudy, windy and rainy, not my kind of day. Speaking of day, mine is over, it’s dark, has been for a while actually. So,
      That means it’s bedtime again, sigh. Have a good night Dusty, talk again tomorrow! 😃🥱😴🌛

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    • Good morning Dusty! 😃 Did you sleep better last night? We had thunderstorms overnight that disturbed my sleep a little. They gave us quite a bit of rain too, something we needed.⛈️

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    • Why would you want to get up early to chase flies? It was actually 70 here today and very muggy. Kind of strange considering it wasn’t that warm. Supposed to stay warm tonight, only going down to 59.

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    • No walk today, it was showers all day, or mostly anyway and I didn’t want to get caught in one. I can’t exactly run back home quickly if it rains. I did get out to pick up my painkillers and other meds, plus go to the bank.

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    • Yeah, real fun places alright. 🙄 Not really much rain though, except for last night during the thunderstorms. Now it seems to be clearing, just in time for the sunset.🌞

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    • Yep, one time I was outside and it began to rain, but it was all blue sky above me with one small cloud some ways off. The rain had to come from it, sometimes the wind up higher can carry the rain a half mile or more ahead of it, or to the side, or whatever. Evening lightning can strike that far ahead of a storm.😬

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