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.“Just skill and knowledge.I can open anything.No brag, just fact.”“Then we’re lucky to have you on our side, instead of the other.”“No luck about it, detective.I’ve always followed the straight and narrow.My familywouldn’t have it any other way.” He swung the car door open.“I’d say our perp hasdefinitely been in here.”That was a no-shitter.Blood stained the gray interior wherever the driver had touched.From what she could see, the prints were smeared, leaving nothing definable behind.“Darn it.I just keep shedding.Soon I won’t have any hair left.” Bobby plucked a barelyvisible strand of short, black hair from the driver’s seat.80 Caitlyn Willows“Are you sure it’s yours?” He was getting thin up top.The one eyebrow thing sort ofdistracted from that.“I watched it fall.” He dropped it behind him.“It’s probably best I step away and letsomeone else process this at the lab.No telling what I’ve contaminated.”At least he had the presence of mind to mention it.He might not have a sense ofhumor or social skills, but no one could question his diligence.“Agreed.Although, if you’reshedding that badly.”“I might as well shave it bald since I’m heading in that direction.The last thing I needis someone questioning my integrity.It’s the only thing I’ve got that’s mine.I won’t lose it.”Pam didn’t have the heart to agree with him.Before she could utter a word in hisdefense, Bobby strode back to his car for crime-scene tape to seal the vehicle.It was just aswell.He’d twist anything she said into his own distorted version.Bobby was hard enough todeal with as it was.“Are you looking forward to the bachelor party tomorrow night? I understandeveryone’s been invited,” she asked, hoping to steer the conversation over to a fun topic.Bobby stayed honed in on his task.“My grandmother would have a heart attack if shefound out I went to such a thing.Naked women fawning over men, some of whom aremarried.” He tsked.“It’s disgraceful.I declined.And, before you ask, I declined the weddinginvitation as well.It’s not being held in a Catholic church.I wouldn’t step foot in any other.”Yes, it was definitely better to keep her mouth closed whenever possible around him.Where the hell is that tow truck? The sooner she was away from him, the better.Pamcouldn’t believe she’d given any weight to what he’d said the other day.She definitelywouldn’t make that mistake twice.* * * * *Pam flipped through her case notes.They’d gotten as far as they could for the day.Nowit was time to compare.Thankfully, she didn’t have to report any higher.It would be up toCaptain Buckley and Hank to keep their superiors in the loop.From what she understood,they were hugging the phones, waiting.Like a childhood game of gossip, she wondered howconvoluted the information would get before it reached the top man.As always, the news media would put their unique spin on things.Until this wasresolved, reporters camped outside the precinct waiting for word.Pam hoped they didn’tfollow her home.She could always duck out the back, for what little good it would do.Bynow, they’d have the names and addresses of everyone involved in the case.The best shecould hope for was that they would have the good sense to let them investigate withoutinterference.Fat chance of that.Buddy System81Investigator Kowalski slipped into the room and shut the door behind him.“Sorry I’mlate.I wanted to wait for these lab reports.” He held up a small sheaf of papers as he bracedhimself against the wall.Buckley winced as he slugged down lukewarm coffee.Hank tapped his pen on hissteno pad.Patience wasn’t one of his virtues.Not that he had any virtues.“Let’s start from the top and try to evaluate this in a logical order,” the captain said.“Ifwe can find an order that is logical.”“I’ll start,” Ski said.“We received a call yesterday morning at 8:07 to Paradise Suites [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]