Apocalypse Island (Mystery Thriller) by Mark Edward Hall

Author:Mark Edward Hall [Hall, Mark Edward]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Lost Village Books
Published: 2012-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 63

Jennings thought back to the meeting five years ago with his captain, the FBI guy named Spencer and Father Byrne of the Catholic Archdiocese. Deep inside he knew there was something to what Laura was saying, but he also knew that he’d been warned off. “You’re talking about government sanctioned experiments on human beings, Laura. You’re talking about cover-ups.”

“Nothing new in that, Rick. What about those radiation experiments on humans back in the forties and fifties? Or the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, or the pesticide experiments of the nineteen fifties, or experiments on insects and animals on Plum Island near Long Island where there’s a goddamn good chance government scientists actually caused Lyme disease. Want me to go on?”

Jennings did not reply.

“Our history is littered with that kind of shit,” Laura said, “all done in the name of patriotism.”

“I’ve heard enough, and I don’t want to talk about it anymore,” Jennings said. “I want to talk about Wolf and his connection to these murders. Right now anything else is a fishing expedition. Christ, he even gave you a location. I should go over there right now and arrest him.”

“For what?” Laura asked. “For dreaming he’s carrying a dead woman in his arms? That would be just great.”

“He knows too much. Any other suspect would be in jail by now. You say he’s delusional but I don’t think so. I think he’s one smart son-of-a-bitch. He’s seeing a shrink. Sounds to me like he’s setting himself up for an insanity defense.”

“Seeing the shrink was not his idea.”

“This all started back in prison,” Jennings said. “I think he began planning this long before he got out. Fights in the prison yard. Strange spells in the middle of the night. Getting himself thrown in solitary confinement early on. Doing all that ensured that one of the conditions of his release would be psychiatric counseling. He wanted us to cast doubt on his sanity. Yeah, I think he’s one smart cookie.”

“He’s not the killer, Rick.”

“No matter, I’ll have a warrant before the day’s over to search his apartment. We need to move on this.”

“No, Rick—”

Jennings held up his hand. “He knows he’s a suspect and he must know it’s only a matter of time.”

“Even if he is the murderer, which he’s not, he’s not killing them there.”

“Maybe not, but killers always leave evidence.”

“I’ve been in there, Rick and there’s nothing. Trust me.”

“You search the place?”

“No, but I looked around. If you’ll just give me the chance I’ll look around a little more thoroughly. You don’t need to go in there like gangbusters trampling all over evidence. Let me go in alone.”

“When?”

Laura looked at her watch. “He’s got an appointment in half an hour with the shrink. I’ll do it then.”

“He give you a key?”

Laura frowned.

“You’re talking about breaking and entering.”

“He’ll never know I was there.”

“I don’t like this, Laura. If you blow it, we’ll never get a warrant.”

“I won’t blow it. Just make sure your spy knows where he is at all times. Which reminds me.

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