Caitlin R. Kiernan by Low Red Moon

Author:Low Red Moon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-02-10T13:42:39+00:00

“I’m sorry there’s not more,” Deacon says and wipes a bead of sweat off the tip of his nose.

“I’ll tell you what, man, I should have my fucking head examined for letting myself get involved with this crazy hoodoo horseshit in the first goddamn place.”

“You called Deacon,” Chance reminds the detective. “Not the other way around.”

“That I did, Dr. Silvey, but I promise you it sure as hell wasn’t my idea.”

“So whose idea was it?” she asks, and Deacon takes her hand and squeezes it gently.

“Is there anything else, Detective Downs?” he asks.

Chance turns and glares at him, suddenly too hot and pissed off about too many things at once to focus, to turn her anger into words, but she pulls her hand free, enough sweat that it slips easily from Deacon’s grip.

“Actually, there is. I suppose I really should have mentioned this first. You know a young lady named Sadie Jasper, lives over on the ass end of Twenty-second, down by the projects?”

“Yeah,” Deacon replies, and Chance catches the guarded hint of apprehension in his voice. “I do. Why?”

“There was a fire last night. I’m surprised you didn’t hear about it on the news this morning. Maybe you don’t watch—”

“But Sadie’s okay,” Deacon says, as if he already knows, as if he has some say in the matter, and the detective nods his head.

“She’s alive. A little worse for the wear, but the docs say she’ll be fine. She’s a lucky girl, though. Half the damn building burned to the ground before the fire department got things under control.”

“Jesus,” Deacon whispers. “I saw her yesterday afternoon.”

“Was anyone else hurt?” Chance asks, and now she reaches for Deacon’s hand, but he pulls away.

“There was one fatality, but we don’t think it was the fire did him in. The coroner says someone cut the old man’s throat before the fire ever got to him.”

Chance looks at Deacon a moment and then back to Detective Downs. “Cut his throat,” she says.

“Yeah. And broke a few bones in the bargain. But, and here’s the thing, Deke, it looks like Miss Jasper was the one started the fire in the first place. No one’s pressing charges yet, but I think it’s only a matter of time.”

“That’s fucking crazy,” Deacon says. “Why the hell would Sadie have done something like that?”

“Well, she claims someone was trying to kill her and she did it to protect herself. Claims a blonde woman broke in and handcuffed her to a radiator in her kitchen.”

“Come on, baby,” Deacon says, standing up, helping Chance to her feet, and then he turns back to the detective. “Where is she, which hospital?”

“They’ve got her stashed over at St. Vincent’s, but listen, man, I’ve still got some questions here I need answers for. Sadie Jasper says you told her about the case, that we’d brought you in on it. I thought we had an understanding—”

“I don’t remember making any promises,” Deacon says, reaching for the door leading back out into the hallway. “Maybe you’ve been thinking just a little bit too hard.

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