Body Count (Rachel Ryder Book 5) by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Author:Carolyn Ridder Aspenson [Ridder Aspenson, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severn River Publishing
Published: 2022-09-07T16:00:00+00:00
âWe got the subpoena,â Jimmy said.
I glanced at Bishop. He smiled. âA little schmoozing goes a long way.â
âI donât care what either of you did,â Jimmy said. âWe just need something or nothing that is on those videos, do you understand?â
âWeâll do our best,â I said.
Bishop and I headed out wondering how we could magically not make Scott Baker appear on video. The hotel manager wasnât thrilled about the subpoena, but he didnât have a choice, other than giving us access to the videos then or bringing them into the department himself. He chose to show us instead.
We went through each video for each day Baker was registered at the hotel, and unfortunately, the videos verified his statement. He wasnât our guy, and we were back to nothing. We didnât talk on the way back to the department. When we got there, things were a hundred percent worse than when weâd left.
The media reported the serial killer link on the internet, in the print papers, and on the news, and it quickly went viral. The town wasnât the only place up in arms, the national media was too, which sent Jimmy flying into stroke territory again. He was angry, and he took it out on us because he couldnât take it out on the mayor.
âItâs on CNN and Fox News. Almost the same reporting too, and those two networks have polar-opposite reporting, but apparently not when it comes to a serial killer in my town,â he said. He paced a loop around the investigation table. âWe need to find that killer before he hits again. Do you hear me?â
âYes, sir,â Bishop said. His eyes shifted to mine.
Jimmy was close to losing it. A young baby, a big-mouthed, controlling mayor on his butt, and a double murder were enough to make anyone lose it, but he needed to keep it together. All eyes were on us and this case, and if we didnât catch the killer soon, weâd all be out of a job.
So, I took an alternative route. âPut me on the news. Iâll draw out the killer. Force him to communicate with me again.â
Jimmy stopped dead in his tracks. âWhat?â He shook his head. âNo way. Youâre the last person Iâd put on TV.â
Gee, thanks. âThe guy left me a note. Heâs courting me. Let me talk to him directly. Trust me, itâll distract him. If we can do that, weâll have a better chance of catching him.â
âOr put him on high alert,â Jimmy said.
I couldnât argue that.
Bishop nodded. âSheâs right. Our guy feels a connection to her. Let her talk to him directly.â
Jimmy rubbed the top of his head and sighed. âThe mayor will have my ass for this.â
âDonât tell him,â I said.
âIf youâre on the news, heâll find out.â
âYou wonât be there with me. Plausible deniability,â I said.
âDoesnât matter. Shit rolls down.â
âI promise you weâll get a reaction from the killer. I can make that happen, and then you can take all the credit with the mayor.â
âYou know I donât care about credit, Rachel.
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