Body Movers - 6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond

Author:Stephanie Bond [Bond, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2009-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

16

Carlotta walked to her rental car in the parking garage adjacent to the police station and unlocked it from a safe distance. She looked around, wondering if Michael would be careless enough to follow her, but apparently not. She slid into the driver’s seat, then scrolled through the directory on her phone until she reached Fischer, Liz. After connecting the call, she drummed her fingers on the steering wheel, waiting for the woman to answer.

“Liz Fischer.”

Carlotta flinched. Even the woman’s voice grated on her nerves. “Liz, it’s Carlotta Wren.”

“Hi, Carlotta. I hope this isn’t about Wesley.”

“No, I don’t get involved in Wesley’s personal life.”

“Pardon me?”

“You don’t have to play dumb, Liz. I know you and Wes have a thing, but he’s old enough to make his own mistakes. Heaven knows you won’t be his last.”

“Was there a point to this call?” Liz chirped.

“Actually, I’m calling about Dad. You know, the other Wren man you slept with?”

“What about Randolph?”

She told Liz about his connection to Alicia Sills. “I just informed the GBI this morning and I thought it might help you in Coop’s arraignment. Between Michael Lane and now this link to my dad, the D.A. has to know there would be reasonable doubt if the case against Coop goes to trial. It might at least help Coop get bail.”

“Carlotta, I’m going to fight like hell for bail, but D.A. Lucas is going to come in like a sledgehammer.”

“But think about it, Liz. Who does Lucas want as much as The Charmed Killer?”

“Randolph Wren,” Liz relented.

“Imagine if Lucas thought that Randolph might be The Charmed Killer.”

A conceding noise sounded over the line. “It might rattle Lucas a little. My plan is to point out to the judge that the prosecution has only a circumstantial case against Dr. Craft. At the moment, the jail is overcrowded, so that will work in our favor. And we might get lucky and draw a sympathetic judge. Of course, the judge might set a bail so high that Dr. Craft can’t cover it.”

“When is the arraignment?”

“Sometime early afternoon.”

“I’ll keep an ear to the news. Good luck.”

“Carlotta?”

“Yes.”

“I do care for Wesley.”

“So do I, Liz. Goodbye.”

She disconnected the call, feeling marginally optimistic about Coop, but less confident when it came to Wes. She hoped he hadn’t gotten in over his head with Liz, although she understood the attraction. He obviously liked Meg, but in some respects a physical relationship was easier to deal with than an emotional one.

Which was probably why she was so drawn to Jack.

Carlotta spent the rest of the morning driving from jewelry store to jewelry store, “pretending” that she was doing legwork for the police and asking if they’d sold charms to anyone suspicious. She presented Michael’s picture, explaining he might be blond, but very few retail outlets reported any male customers buying charms at all. And none of them had aroused suspicion.

“Pretty girl like you should have a great big diamond on your finger,” a stooped, white-haired salesman told her with a wink.

Carlotta’s thoughts went to the Cartier ring Peter was holding for her.

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