Celtic Shadows by K.C. West & Victoria Welsh

Author:K.C. West & Victoria Welsh [K.C. West & Victoria Welsh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780977031863
Google: W2V2BAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0977031861
Publisher: Blue Feather Books LTD.
Published: 2006-12-30T03:00:00+00:00

"Probably several mandatory life sentences. We don't have the death penalty here."

I glanced from one to the other. "It doesn't seem right. Among them, they've taken four, maybe five lives. We know for sure that he murdered the Morrisons and the two servants whose bodies were discovered in the garden pond."

"Yes, he's already confessed to the killings. I agree with you both, but all those crimes were committed on British soil."

"But there may be another one, here. PJ told us about a younger woman who took care of her for the first couple of days. She was a captive, too, and disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Her name was Sarah something."

"Yes, I know. It's in her report." Edwards sighed as if she had enough to deal with without another body to account for. "You have to remember that Dr. Curtis is not yet herself; she could have imagined the threat to the young woman."

"Priscilla may not be herself at the moment," Frederick said, "but I know her. If she thinks this woman was a victim, I wouldn't dismiss the possibility."

"I didn't intend to dismiss anything," Edwards said, softening her voice. "I only meant to caution you about the accuracy of facts obtained from someone who has suffered severe mental and physical trauma. We will, of course, investigate all possibilities."

"And what about the servants who greeted us at the estate that day?" I asked. "There was a gatekeeper, a housekeeper, and a maid that we know about, and there was someone in the groundskeeper's cottage. They must be part of this whole thing, and adding them into the equation makes for quite a gang."

"Minor players," she said, "but we haven't overlooked them. We'll find all who were involved. It might take a little time, but we will catch up with them."

For the first time in many days, I broke into a broad grin. "I believe you will, Inspector. I do believe you will."

* * *

Sergeant Jones walked out of the building with us. Frederick thanked her again for her assistance and left to attend to some business matters. I knew PJ would be resting, so I invited the sergeant to join me for lunch at Sally's Cafe. She accepted without hesitation.

While we waited for our order to arrive, I noticed that the sergeant acted a little shy now that she was outside her law enforcement environment. She stirred her tea, added a little more sugar, and stirred again, staring in silence into her cup. When she removed her hat and put it on the empty chair, I saw how brilliantly her red hair caught the light. She was a homespun beauty; slightly reserved, but salt of the earth.

We maintained a companionable silence while she continued stirring her tea, staring into her cup.

"Sergeant—"

She looked up. "Blodwyn, please."

"All right, Blodwyn, I want to thank you for being there for me. I was having a tough time handling everything."

"I know you were," she said, smiling.

At that moment, the waitress arrived with lunch, and we realized how hungry we were.

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