Blood Walk by Melissa Bowersock

Author:Melissa Bowersock [Bowersock, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Moon Publishing
Published: 2018-02-11T18:30:00+00:00

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TWELVE

The next day, Tommy called Lacey at midmorning.

“What have you got?” she asked.

“A couple things,” he said. “The bit of blue is from a surgical glove, sold by a hospital supply company. We’re having them check through their online and mail orders to find out who’s bought gloves in the last six months or so, but they also have a store front in their warehouse in downtown LA, so anyone buying there wouldn’t go on record unless they paid by credit card.”

“Hmm,” Lacey said. “I guess you can cross-check the list you get for addresses in midtown and/or people named Edward, Frederick or Theodore.”

“Exactly,” Tommy said.

“Okay, what else?”

“Found a surveillance camera about a block away from the dumpster. It shows a car turning into the Home Depot lot about 2:50a.m., then leaving again at 3:25.”

“Silver car?” she asked.

“Yes, silver or light gray. Only problem is, the car only shows up in one small corner of the frame, not enough to get a plate number.”

“Make and model?”

“We’re working on that now. It’s a compact car, could be a small Toyota or Hyundai or something like that.”

“What about the tire tracks?” she asked. “Any help there?”

“Not really. We’ve identified the tires; they’re a brand that’s not normally put on new cars at the factory, but are available everywhere for sale.”

“Oh. So the only thing we can take from that is that it’s not a new car.”

“Right. It’s probably at least a year or two old, but that doesn’t narrow the field much.”

“Yeah.” She blew out a breath. “I was really hoping Sam had gotten some good clues there. Guess not.”

“Well, every little bit helps. We’ll just keep working on it, see what we can figure.” He paused. “Uh, any chance Sam picked up on anything last night?”

“No,” she said, realizing she hadn’t even thought about it. “Slept like a baby all night long.”

“Good news for him,” Tommy said with a laugh. “So, uh, you two are pretty tight, huh?”

Lacey grinned. “You could say that. Matter of fact, we’re getting married in April.”

“No shit?” Tommy said. “That’s terrific, Lacey. I’m glad for you.” He hesitated, as if hating to bring up the past. “You deserve it after all the crap you went through with Derrick. Sam seems like a good guy.”

“He is,” she said, ignoring the rest. “We’re getting married out on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, but we’re going to have a reception here in early May. I’ll let you guys know when we get the details nailed down.”

“Terrific. I’ll look forward to it. Is this a secret, or can I spread the word?”

Lacey laughed. “No secret. Spread away.”

“Okay, good. I can think of a few people who’ll be glad to hear it.”

“All right, Tommy. I’ll let you go. Keep us posted with anything new.”

“Will do, Lace. Talk to you later.”

She filled Sam in over dinner that evening. “So you were definitely right about the silver car,” she said.

“Yeah, but it’s not terribly helpful,” he allowed.

“Not yet, but I know they can zoom in and analyze the video.

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