An Unladylike Murder: A Jessica Sloan Mystery by Frederick Wysocki

Author:Frederick Wysocki [Wysocki, Frederick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 40

As Jessica returned to the squad room John Cutter walked up to her. “Nice job with Sonia Rodrìguez. I’ve got your next interview waiting on hold on your phone.”

Sloan had tracked down the wife of Sean Helm. Helen Helm had moved back to Minneapolis, Minnesota and was refusing to fly back to San Francisco. It was either trying to get Brown to approve an expensive trip or do the interview by telephone.

Jessica sat in her chair, took a deep breath and pushed the button on her desk phone. “Mrs. Helm?”

“Yes.”

Her voice is hard.

“My name is Jessica Sloan and I’m a Homicide Detective in San Francisco. How are you today?”

“Homicide Detective? Why are you bothering me?”

Sloan could feel the tension zapping through the phone line. “I understand that your late husband, Sean Helm, died from leukemia while wearing a Jill Gillberry Technologies device.”

“Does this mean that you’re finally investigating my husband’s murder?”

“I’m sorry for your loss but no, we’re looking into the death of Jill Gillberry.”

The phone line was silent for several seconds.

“Then why did you bother to call me?”

“Jill’s company gave us a copy of a letter that you sent to them threatening Jill Gillberry.”

“So what? Did you read it? She killed my husband. That bitch’s device was supposed to monitor my husband’s white cell count… It was all a sham. It didn’t work. She killed Sean. Now I’m a widow. I wanted revenge… Instead, I moved back to my parent’s home here in Minnesota. Now, I just want to be left alone to grieve in peace.”

Jessica could hear the sobbing.

I wish I could see her.

“I’m sorry but I need to ask you where were you on Monday evening?”

“I just told you. I was here in Minnesota.”

“I need you to tell me your parent’s names and give me their phone numbers and address so I can confirm your whereabouts with them.”

Helen told her.

“Do you have any relatives here in California?”

“No.”

Jessica heard rustling and then a man’s gruff voice. “This is Helen’s father. I can vouch for her being here full time for the past six weeks. Please leave all of us alone. If you want more information, you’ll need to contact my attorney. If you bother us again, I’ll be going to the press to tell them how the San Francisco police are hounding a grieving widow causing her to suffer an emotional crisis.”

“I’m…”

The line went dead.

Jessica looked over at John who’d been listening in.

“So much for Helen. Just as well, we need to hit the road if we’re going to miss any of the traffic.”

Thanks, John.

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