Cavanaugh's Missing Person by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-05-06T19:14:52+00:00

Chapter 14

They brought both the partial license number and a copy of the video of the woman who had accompanied the slain victim to empty out his life savings to Valri. Swamped as usual, the computer tech still looked as if she had expected to see them coming in again.

“What do you have for me this time?” she asked patiently, putting her hand out.

“How does a partial license plate and a surveillance video of the mystery woman sound?” Hunter asked.

“Like work,” Valri answered crisply. But she stopped what she was doing to look at the video, moving it frame by frame in an attempt to get a better look at the woman’s face. “If she was ever arrested, her likeness is probably in the database, but matching it can get a little tricky. I’m making no promises,” she told them, looking back at the video and continuing to advance it one frame at a time.

Kenzie did her best not to sound impatient. Offering Valri a pained smile, she told her cousin, “We understand.”

With a nod, Valri got back to work, her fingers once again flying across the keyboard.

“Well, if we don’t hear from you,” Hunter said to the computer tech as he edged out of the lab, “see you at the party next Sunday.”

“Sure,” Valri answered without looking up.

Kenzie’s head shot up. “What party next Sunday?” she asked as she walked out with Hunter.

Hunter appeared mildly surprised by her question. “The one the chief’s giving to celebrate his son Shaw being made chief of police.”

“I know who Shaw is,” Kenzie retorted between gritted teeth. “And Shaw was appointed chief a while ago,” she reminded the man walking next to her.

Reaching the elevator bank, she hit the button for the elevator with the flat of her hand.

“Yeah, I know,” he agreed. “But this is the first opportunity that everyone’s had to get together to celebrate that fact,” Hunter told her.

The fact that Brannigan knew and she didn’t annoyed Kenzie more than she could possibly put into words. “How is it you know more about what my family’s doing than I do?”

He had a simple explanation for that. “Maybe I just pay more attention. I don’t have a huge family to distract me,” he added. The fact was all he had these days were memories. Both his father and his younger brother were gone. “You are going, aren’t you?” Hunter asked. “I’m only asking because you’ve missed the last few gatherings and I think it would mean a lot to your uncle if you showed up for this one, especially given the reason why he is throwing it.”

Getting into the elevator, she stared straight ahead at the closing door, her back up. “You realize that this is none of your business, don’t you?”

If she was expecting him to say yes, she was disappointed.

“Well, the Cavanaughs are a large part of the police department,” Hunter said, “and the police department is my business, so in a way, yes, it is.”

“Wow, talk about double-talk,” she marveled.

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