Deadly Pursuit by C. M. Sutter

Author:C. M. Sutter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C. M. Sutter
Published: 2019-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

I had passed Don’s information on to Lutz, and the picture of the deceased provided by Don and Mike looked good enough to air on the local channels. The man’s approximate age and description was sent along, and the commander would get it on the news as soon as possible.

The bull pen door opened, and five detectives poured through, each carrying packaged sandwiches and chips from the cafeteria as they prepared to eat lunch at nearly three in the afternoon. They placed their food on the desks and plopped down in chairs, grunting as they took their seats.

“No luck on any cameras?” I asked.

“Nope,” Shawn said. “They slithered away and probably made a point of staying in dark alleys where they couldn’t be seen.”

“Yeah, probably. Go ahead and eat, and then we have work to do. I’ve written down questions we need to address, and I want opinions and ideas from all of you. Lutz wants us to start investigating clubs for the over-fifty-five age group too.”

“That’ll take forever,” Frank said. “It would be too obvious if they belonged to the same club and all went missing in the same week.”

That thought hadn’t entered my mind yet, but Frank was right. It was going to be a time-consuming process, but we had to weigh all possibilities.

“We can’t drop the ball on Leah Standish, though. She needs to be interviewed. She’s staying in the area, has been arrested for assault, and is from North Carolina.”

“But she didn’t leave her apartment last night according to Patrol, and she leased a tan Forester, not a blue Sienna,” Tony said.

“You’re right, but I’ll see what Lutz thinks. It doesn’t hurt to talk to her, and that way, we can cross her off our person of interest list.”

While the guys were eating, I called Lutz. He said the news would be airing the latest victim’s information on the five o’clock broadcast. I mentioned interviewing Leah Standish, too, and Lutz agreed.

“Check that sheet of temporary employee work locations, and then you and Frank pay her a visit. Abrams can put his patrol units to better use if she isn’t deemed a person of interest.”

Back in the bull pen, I gave the guys the sheet of ideas I’d thought about. “Go ahead and brainstorm your own ideas and write them down. We’ll go over them later. Right now, Frank and I have to interview Leah Standish. Either she’ll be crossed off, or we’ll dig deeper into her past.”

Frank grabbed a can of soda on our way out and already had a cigarette in hand when we hit the parking lot. He would have time to smoke only half of it before we left.

Fifteen minutes later, we reached the Oakview Clinic, where Leah was a temporary employee. The large three-story facility in front of us housed twenty-six doctors in various fields, a lab, a radiology department, and its own pharmacy. The main reception counter was directly ahead as we crossed through the automated doors.

Frank took the lead as he flashed his badge and introduced both of us then asked to speak with Leah Standish.

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