"John Cook... The one who named Conrad's invention as an elevator," Philip pondered.
He had long suspected that the child was not ordinary and had intended to investigate him. However, with many events unfolding after the opening, he hadn't had the time to follow up on this.
Philip then asked Maris, "Have you heard what happened? Was he killed?"
Maris shook her head, her young face troubled. "I don't know much. We weren't given many details. The teacher just told us the class is dismissed for today because someone has died..."
"Right," Philip nodded in understanding. Maris was only ten years old, and such matters were not something she should be aware of.
While Philip didn't know the specifics, his instinct told him that John Cook had been murdered, and the killer was likely the child who had been intensely watching John, almost obsessively.
