A Silent Fury by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2009-10-06T04:00:00+00:00

Ten minutes later, they pulled into the Franklin’s driveway. Catelyn had called and let Mrs. Franklin know they were coming. Fortunately, they’d been home and were free to meet. Billy was on his way home from his coach’s house where he’d been hanging out with some friends of his from the baseball team.

Joseph knocked on the door then stepped back, his badge in his hand. Less than a minute later, Mrs. Franklin opened the door. “Hello.”

“Thanks for agreeing to meet with us.”

“Anything to find Kelly.”

The forty-something woman opened the screen door and stood back to allow Catelyn and Joseph to step inside. Then she led the way to a small family room where she gestured for them to have a seat.

Running a hand through her mussed gray hair, she said, “Billy’s on his way. I called his cell a few minutes ago and he promised to be here soon.”

“That’s fine,” Joseph said. The woman looked worn out. “I know this is an incredibly difficult time for your family, but I promise we’re doing everything possible to track down your daughter.”

She gave a small sad smile. “I know. It just seems like there should be something more that I could be doing. Some way to help find her.”

“Unfortunately, there’s not. You’re staying by the phone, keeping your cell phone charged in case she sends you a text message. That’s about all you can do.” He didn’t bother to tell her they’d already tried to trace Kelly’s cell phone and hadn’t had any luck.

The door slammed and Billy entered the den. He’d lost weight. His hands shook as he nodded at the two officers sitting in his den. Joseph frowned. The poor kid was falling apart. “Hi, Billy.”

“Hi.” He slouched onto the couch, shoulders hunched, his head pulled low, like he was trying to impersonate a turtle.

“Sorry to pull you away from your friends.”

“It’s all right. I wasn’t having much fun anyway. Alonso was there, though. You should…” He stopped and looked away.

“I should what?”

“Nothing.”

“You’ve got a big game coming up in a few days, don’t you? Play-offs?”

“Right.” No enthusiasm whatsoever. Depression? Possibly.

Joseph pulled the picture of the hat out of his pocket. “Do you recognize this hat?”

Billy leaned forward and took the proffered photo. He studied it for all of three seconds before he said, “Sure. Practically every kid at the deaf school has one. Kelly even has one. They give them away the first day of school in a kind of welcome-back-to-school package.”

Catelyn pulled in a deep breath. Joseph flicked a glance in her direction. Great. “Do you know anyone it could possibly belong to?” The break-in happened last night. Plus the hat probably belonged to a deaf kid.

“No, I don’t know.”

“All right, one last question.” The real reason for their visit. “Do you know who Zachary was hanging out with the day before his sister’s funeral? His mother didn’t know and no one can tell us.”

Billy’s body language went from slouched and lethargic to ramrod straight and tense. His eyes slid to his mother then back to Joseph, before ending their journey on the floor.

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