Clint Wolf Boxed Set: Books 16 - 18 by BJ Bourg

Author:BJ Bourg [Bourg, BJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Death Shadow Press, LLC
Published: 2021-02-06T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 29

It was a little after four in the afternoon when Amy walked into my office. She had spent the last hour researching pawn shop databases in her office. She tossed a large stack of printed logs on my desk.

“I must’ve searched a thousand records, but his name didn’t come up once.” She sat in the chair opposite me and threw her boots up on my desk. “What’ve you been up to?”

“I’ve been on the phone since we got back. I spoke with Camille’s dad, Frank’s dad, and Chrissy’s mom in order to get some background information on our victims, but there’s no known connection between Frank and the two girls.” I sighed heavily. “I don’t understand the motives behind these killings. Why on earth would Gabe attack these people without provocation?”

Amy was thoughtful. “What if there was provocation?”

“What do you mean?”

“Camille was swimming in the water while everyone was partying on the land, right?”

“She was alone at first, yeah, but then a bunch of other people jumped in the lake.”

“What if she saw Gabe stealing from one of the boats while she was in the water? What if he knew she saw him?” Amy must’ve impressed herself, because she dropped her boots to the floor and leaned forward. “What if he thought she was about to alert the others to his presence, so he pulled her under to silence her?”

I mulled over the idea. It was the best one I’d heard so far, but I still had my doubts.

“What about Frank? He didn’t see anything. He was pulled off the back of his kayak while paddling around.”

“We know he was pulled off the back of his kayak, but we don’t know what he saw. Remember, Nelly was facing forward. She had no clue what he saw.”

Her theory was starting to grow legs and she knew it.

“And Chrissy must’ve seen him on the shore,” I added, “which is why he dragged her into the water.”

“Yep.” She nodded confidently. “There’s your motive. He killed them to shut them up.”

I locked my computer and stood to my feet. “Now we just need to find evidence to prove that’s what happened.”

“And how are we supposed to do that?” Amy followed me out the door and down the hallway toward the dispatcher’s station.

“We keep digging.” I nodded at Lindsey as we passed her desk. I spoke over my shoulder. “I don’t want to close this case until we’re sure of everything.”

That seemed to please her. “So, where’re we heading now?”

“The evidence room. I want to look at Gabe’s phone.”

Once I reached the lockers, I removed the cell phone Mallory had recovered from the road. I sat at the desk in the evidence room and began examining the phone. It was a pay-as-you-go phone and it had a physical touch pad, rather than a touch screen. I fumbled with the buttons for about a minute before Amy cleared her throat.

“Would you like me to try?” she asked, holding out a hand.

“Please.” I handed it to her and stood so she could use the desk.

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