Concealed in Shadow: A Cassie Quinn Mystery by L.T. Ryan & K.M. Rought

Author:L.T. Ryan & K.M. Rought [Ryan, L.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liquid Mind Media
Published: 2022-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

21

Cassie and Harris stuck around long enough to switch seats in the car. Neither was keen to find out what would happen to Armando now that they had returned him home. Mrs. Carrera’s relief lasted only a few seconds before she ordered him inside and laid into him. Cassie didn’t need to understand Spanish to know he was in mountains of trouble.

Harris took the most direct route to the warehouse. They arrived in under thirty minutes, despite the evening traffic.

The warehouse looked more like an old industrial factory. It was made of brick and had a tall smokestack off to one side. In the waning light, Cassie could see dozens of broken windows. It looked abandoned.

They parked the car a block away and got out to walk. Cassie almost missed the heat from the jewelry store as outdoor temperatures fell and the warm sun disappeared. At least then she would’ve been able to feel her fingers. “What do you expect we’ll find in here?”

“The truck, hopefully.” Harris kept her head on a swivel, but the area looked dead. “And that filing cabinet.”

“The empty filing cabinet?”

“The clearly important filing cabinet that must have some significance.”

“What if the folders were important, but they’re gone now? Then this is just another dead end.”

Harris put a reassuring hand on Cassie’s shoulder. “Investigating is a lot of dead ends. You have to play process of elimination before you find the right lead.”

Cassie rubbed her hands together and blew into them. “Wish we’d find the right one sooner rather than later.”

Harris stayed silent as they approached the building from the side. No one milled about, and no noises came from inside. With any luck, they wouldn’t run into anyone. But Harris wouldn’t have anyone to interrogate, either. Cassie was trying not to give up hope, but their days were running out. She missed her house and her cat and her dog and everything about Savannah. Including David.

“Could we be so lucky?” Harris approached a door on the side of the building and tugged on the handle. “Guess not. You stay here. I’m going to have a quick look around.”

Cassie scoffed. “Why can’t I come with you?”

“Because this is the main thoroughfare,” Harris said, pointing to the road behind them. “I want to know if anyone shows up. I’ll be back in a minute. You’ll be fine.”

Cassie rolled her eyes but didn’t argue. Before she knew it, Harris had slipped around the corner. But it was too cold to just stand out here, jumping up and down, trying to get her blood flowing to all her extremities. She looked for another option. And that’s when she spotted it.

A window to the left of the door, about six feet up. It was an odd place for it, and Cassie wondered if it had been used for ventilation more than anything else. The glass was broken and jagged. Harris had likely dismissed it because it would’ve been difficult to get into without hurting themselves. But Cassie spotted a pipe on the ground long enough to reach it.

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