Death Opens a Window (Mourning Dove Mysteries Book 2) by Mikel J. Wilson

Author:Mikel J. Wilson [Wilson, Mikel J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Published: 2018-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

After dropping off Booby, Jeff drove his rental car to the Mountain Light Holistic Center. Once he walked through the front doors, he saw at the counter a different woman from his previous visit. He was about to ask her for the location to Randy Graham’s office when he saw the man himself heading for the front door. Jeff intercepted him. “I need to have a word with you, Doctor.”

Randy nodded toward the door. “I’m heading off to an appointment in town.”

“This will just take a moment.”

“I really don’t have time.”

Jeff stepped in his way. “Have you been questioned by the TBI about Corey Melton’s death?”

“Why would I be?”

“I wonder how you would explain to them the fact that you pass yourself off as a counselor with only a certificate for holistic voodoo you can get from a six-hour online course.”

Randy crossed his arms in a faux show of confidence. “I’ve never claimed to be a licensed therapist. I’ve done nothing illegal.”

“You’re misleading people into thinking you’re qualified to offer counseling.”

“I give advice.”

“I wonder if the authorities will buy your fuzzy semantics when I tell them you were counseling, or giving advice to, someone who committed suicide.”

“The police said Corey was murdered.”

“That’s just one of their theories. You hid behind patient confidentiality to avoid talking to us earlier, but that little certificate of yours doesn’t grant you any measure of patient confidentiality protection. You’re going to answer my questions, or I swear I’ll publicize your credentials, get the authorities involved and do everything I can to shut you down.”

Randy took a moment to weigh his options. “What do you want to know?”

“What was your therapy for Corey?”

“With fears, you want to address the root cause of the fear, but with a lot of phobias, a root cause is elusive or impossible to find. In those cases I help people focus on mastering that irrationality so they can face those obstacles from a place of peace instead of a place of fear.”

“So you did direct him to go to the rooftop of the building where he works?”

“The only way to overcome fear is to face it, so part of the therapy is to meditate in a location of discomfort and to continue doing so for days, weeks or months – until you can walk up to that edge as calmly as you could walk down the street.”

“How long had Corey been going to the roof?”

“He started about six weeks ago.”

“Besides you, who knew that he was going up there?”

“No one that I know of. His wife, maybe. He joked a lot, but he was a very private person. It’s not the sort of thing he would’ve talked about.”

“Okay. Now about that alibi of yours.”

“I’m still not going to tell you her name. I think we’re done here.” Randy walked out the front door and held it open, but the PI was stuck in place. “Aren’t you leaving?”

Jeff pulled a card from his pocket. “I’ve been a little tense, so I thought I’d redeem this yoga coupon you gave me.

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