A Wrench in the Works by Kate Carlisle

Author:Kate Carlisle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2018-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The excitement was over.

The Wagners were dragged off to the police station. Tommy had gone over to the trailer to check on Blake Bennett and to hopefully spring Mac. The entire production staff and most of the crew were at loose ends, waiting for word on what they were supposed to do next. Chloe had talked to Suzanne and the other production people to figure out whether they should take the rest of the day off to honor Bree’s memory and then report back first thing tomorrow morning.

It was barely eleven o’clock in the morning when Chloe and I crossed the lawn and climbed the front steps to retrieve our tote bags and my toolbox.

“It feels as if we’ve spent the past twenty-four hours here,” I said.

“It’s because of all the drama and horror we’ve watched unfold. It seems to have stretched the space-time continuum.”

“Gee, that’s almost poetic,” I said, grinning.

“Hey, I’m not just a pretty face.”

“No, you’re so much more.” I stared at all my bags and my toolbox and wondered if I even had the energy to move everything. I glanced at Chloe. “Are you hungry? I’m hungry.”

“I could eat.”

I shot a glance across the lawn. “Those donuts are calling my name.”

“Hmm, you may be starting to hallucinate.”

“Because I’m starving.” I gazed longingly at the catering table. I could easily grab one of Emily’s delectable pastries, but what I really wanted was a cheeseburger.

From behind me, the front door opened with a morbidly loud creak, surprising me enough that I jolted and let out a little shriek. I managed to right myself, but it was embarrassing.

“Are you all right?” Chloe asked, alarmed.

“That stupid door freaks me out every time,” I grumbled, feeling silly. “I’m going to oil those hinges as soon as Eric gives me the word.”

Leo the CSI guy walked out the door, followed by Lilah.

“Hey there, Shannon,” Leo said, while Lilah smiled and nodded.

I pulled one of my tote bags up to my shoulder and grabbed my toolbox. “How’s it going in there?”

“We’ve got at least another full day’s worth of work to do,” Leo said, his expression grim. “It’s a little stuffy so I thought we’d take a break while we wait for the guys to come and transport the body.”

“Will she go to Bittermans?” I asked. That was our local funeral home, where the body would be embalmed if the family approved.

“She’ll have to be autopsied first,” Leo said.

“It looked to me like she’d been hit in the head.”

“She was. But there may be more than one cause of death to choose from.”

“Oh.” I wasn’t sure he should’ve revealed that tidbit to me, but I supposed he’d seen me with Eric on a few other murder scenes and figured I was trustworthy. Which I was. But I still didn’t think the police chief would appreciate me getting the news. Mostly because now I was going to wonder what other causes of death Bree might’ve suffered.

Maybe she had been drugged like Blake. Maybe she

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