An Unsaintly Season in St. Augustine (A Kate on Vacation Mystery Book 1) by Lamb Kassandra

Author:Lamb, Kassandra [Lamb, Kassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: misterio press LLC
Published: 2013-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Skip had continued to stifle Kate’s attempts to point out that he was not tackling these bad guys by himself. “Sh, I have a plan,” he’d whispered. “Wait until we get back to your folks so I don’t have to explain it twice.”

Once they were inside the condo, he said, “I didn’t want Irene to get wind of the fact that I’ve been to the police again. That’d spook her for sure at this point, and who knows what she’d try to do on her own. But I have no intention of setting this trap without police involvement.”

He quickly filled Dan and Bridget in on what had happened. Bridget paled and sank down on one of the kitchen chairs. The others settled around the table as well.

“The detective on Sal’s case strikes me as a good cop,” Skip said. “We can count on him when the time comes but I don’t want to tell him too much too soon. He’ll feel obligated to come talk to Irene and try to find out more about the phone calls. Or he may freeze me out of the set-up because I’m a civilian.”

“Which would be an excellent idea about now,” Kate said. “We’re no longer talking about you following this guy from a safe distance after Sal and Irene turn over some gambling money. Now the guy’s got a kidnapping charge hanging over him if he gets caught. Who knows what he’ll do? He may have the meeting place surrounded with his men. This has gotten way too dangerous.”

“Oh, yeah, says Little Miss Let-Me-Sashay-Into-The-Lion’s-Den-And-See-What-I-Can-Find-Out,” Skip said, half annoyed, half teasing.

“Sh. Keep your voices down or you’ll be wakin’ the children,” Bridget said.

Dan narrowed his eyes at his daughter. “What’s he talkin’ about, Katie?”

Kate sighed. “Never mind, Dad. We need to focus on what to do now .”

“Will y’all listen to my plan?” Skip said. “Then you can pick it apart if you want.”

“Sorry, sweetheart. Tell us your plan.”

“I’m going to call Warren, the detective. I’ll tell him as little as I can get away with but I want to make sure he’ll be available when we need him. Once we get the money from the bank and pack it in a briefcase to look like there’s more there than there is, I’ll help Irene negotiate a meeting. Larry’ll insist she come alone which she will agree to, but only if Sal is there and he’s released before she hands over the money.”

“What if he double-crosses her?” Kate said. “She’s one little old lady against a thug, and he may bring other thugs with him.”

“That won’t really matter, because once we have the meet set up, we call in the cavalry. But again, we can’t do it too soon.”

“What’s to keep them from just killin’ Sal and then takin’ the money from Irene when she shows up?” Dan said. His wife sucked in her breath.

“There’s no guarantee that they won’t,” Skip said. “But my guess is Larry’s not a killer, unless he has to go there.

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