Bloody Bell by Jeremy Waldron

Author:Jeremy Waldron [Waldron, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 36: Not So Sorry

Detective Alex King was behind his desk at the station early that morning. His eyes were bloodshot from having spent the last two hours scouring the internet for any leads to the online ad Tracey may have responded to. He’d searched places like Craigslist and Facebook but kept coming up with nothing.

“It has to be somewhere,” he muttered to himself as he entered a new inquiry into the search bar. The paid ads populated and still nothing led him to what he was looking for. Frustration was building. He was beginning to lose hope.

“I can’t take it anymore,” Alvarez grumbled from his desk. He had been doing the same as King and had finally lost patience himself. “I’m going to talk with the IT guys. Maybe they’ll have a better strategy than the one we have.”

King blinked and cast his gaze to his fingers curled over the keys. He thought of what to type next when suddenly a woman tapped him on his shoulder.

“The information you requested on Kate Wilson’s father.” Her voice was light but direct.

King swiveled his chair around and stared at the printed sheet of paper. He pinched it between his fingers and turned back to his desk, thanking the professionally dressed woman for her assistance. The woman strode away and King immediately picked up the phone to dial the number written next to Matt Wilson’s name. After several rings, the line clicked over. “Matt Wilson, please.”

“Who the hell is this?”

“My name is Alex King. I’m a homicide detective with DPD.”

“Homicide? Is this about Kate?” The man’s tone softened.

“I’d like to ask you a few questions about your daughter. Is now a good time to speak with me?”

“I wasn’t aware that Kate’s death was a homicide.”

“At this time, it’s still being ruled as an accidental overdose.”

“But you have your doubts?”

“When was the last time you had contact with your daughter?” King continued.

“Am I a suspect?”

“No, Mr. Wilson. I’m just trying to piece together Kate’s pregnancy.”

“What for?”

“Please, Mr. Wilson, just answer my questions. You’d be doing a great service to Kate if you did.”

Matt Wilson sighed a heavy breath that King could almost feel drift into his ear. “When she first learned she was pregnant, she came to me for help.”

“What kind of help was she looking for?”

“I hadn’t heard from or seen my daughter in years. Kate’s mother kicked me out of their lives long ago and did everything in her power to keep it that way. So you could imagine my surprise when Kate called me.”

“How did you react to the news of her being pregnant?”

“Are you kidding? I was angry and disappointed.”

“Did you tell her that?”

“I made myself clear. Kate could have been anything she wanted to be, I just didn’t want her to follow in the footsteps of her junky mother. But that’s exactly what happened.”

King pressed the phone to his ear and scribbled notes as he talked.

“You know, that’s who you should really be directing your questions to. Hell, you should pay Kate’s mother a visit, too.

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