Dead Justice by Ryan Casey

Author:Ryan Casey [Casey, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Higher Bank Books
Published: 2016-08-07T05:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Six

“So, wait a second, Brian. You thought there was something off about the Elaine Schumer case, and we found out you were right. Woo-hoo. Con-fucking-grats. But now we’ve found out you were right, that’s not enough for you. You think there’s something else going on. Right?”

Brian heard Annie’s condescending tones and wished he’d never said anything. The pair of them sat in the work canteen. It was an absolutely roasting day, and the air con had gone in here, which made the whole place very smelly. “I know it sounds mad.”

“You got that right,” Annie said, chewing on a bacon sandwich. A little brown sauce dripped out of the bottom and onto the table. “It does sound mad.”

“Bobby Wisdom sexually assaulted Elaine Schumer. I accept that. Fuck, he might’ve killed her.”

“Then what’s the problem?”

“There’s so many problems. Why would he go to the effort of destroying every bit of CCTV footage except the one of him entering Elaine’s room?”

“Because he’s careless. He panicked.”

“Right. Then why does that footage just so happen to show up in public toilets right by the hotel?”

“He must’ve been carrying it with him. Figuring out what to do with it.”

“Okay. I mean, I don’t buy that. But let’s go with that. Why does he leave Elaine’s room, go upstairs, then just ditch her underwear on the roof?”

“He shagged her. He tore those thongs off in a red haze or something.”

“He told us he might’ve had a cheeky wank over them. Nothing more.”

“And you believe him?”

Brian leaned forward, trying to lower his voice. It was hot, there was a wasp terrorising some officers at the far side of the room, and it was so easy to get agitated right now. “Look. I don’t think Bobby Wisdom’s an angel. Far from it.”

“Thank God. Or I’d really be questioning your morals.”

“But at the same time, I’ve been in this job long enough to know when something’s not right.”

“So that’s what this is all about? A hunch?”

“I’ve had hunches in the past. Most of them turned out to be true.”

“Brian, listen to yourself,” Annie said, lowering her bacon sandwich. “We’ve got the guy. He’s probably gonna go down for her murder, with a little more investigation. You should be happy.”

“And the codes?”

“What?”

“The codes required to get to the roof.”

“Well, Bobby must’ve either found them—”

“They were untouched. Right where Dan left them.”

“So Dan must’ve told him. I dunno. But we go on what we have. Bobby went into Elaine’s room with some fucking date-rape drugs, came out looking all sheepish with her thongs in his back pocket. Later that night, she turns up dead with his sperm all over those panties.”

“So you think he killed her in the room?”

“What?”

“The autopsy showed Elaine drowned. If she died in the room, how did she drown?”

“Fuck, I dunno. Maybe he held her head in the sink. Maybe he drugged her then took her to the roof and things just went wrong up there. Seriously Brian, what’s up with you? I wish you had this kind of passion with every case.

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