Detective Daddy by Lena Little

Author:Lena Little [Little, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-10T23:00:00+00:00

THE COP CONNECTION

CHRIS

Carrie is not happy when I tell her that I have to drive into the station today, but I temper her anger by telling her I’m going to return with a bottle of wine and some takeout for a nice romantic dinner. I have another surprise up my sleeve, but she’ll call all day asking for hints and clues if I let that information slip.

This is a weird place to be, and I tell myself that the Universe must have a wicked sense of humor. I’ve never smiled so much in my life yet I’m filled with anger, paranoia, and concern.

It’s like a switch has been installed in my head. See Carrie, smile. Think about Carrie, lose your mind with worry. I’ve never had to process something like this before, and I shake it off and tell myself it would be a useless exercise.

Instead of wasting time dissecting my feelings, I need to put an end to the danger. That’s who I am. I’m the guy who fixes things.

When I arrive at the precinct, the Chief comes out of his office and meets me at my door. The lock has been broken, so I push it open and click on the lights.

“I left it exactly as it was,” he tells me. “Maybe you can look around and see if they took anything.”

“I want to see that tape, too,” I tell him as I scan the scene and try to remember what case details I may have left here.

“I told you, you can’t make out the face. For all we know, it could be a civilian that stole one of our uniforms.”

I look at him and raise an eyebrow, “How likely is that?”

“I don’t know. It was the graveyard shift. There weren’t very many cops in the building. Someone could have slipped in unnoticed,” he replies, his eyebrows drawn together.

“And slipped into my office with the big glass wall? With cops sitting right outside? It might have been the graveyard shift, but they weren’t dead. How did they miss this?” I don’t want to accuse my brothers in blue but things just aren’t adding up here.

Shaking my head, I shove my hands deep into my pockets. “No, there had to be at least two of them. One to ransack my office and the other to keep the other cops away. A civilian can’t put on a uniform, walk into a precinct, and converse with cops. This was an inside job. I want to talk to everyone that was on duty that night.”

“Hold on, now. You’re technically the victim here and we don’t allow victims to work their own cases. I spent all day yesterday on interviews. We’ll get to the bottom of this,” he tells me but I’m not having it.

“Someone is meddling in my case. I have a right to find out for myself who that is. I don’t have to tell you that I’m the best investigator in this department. I don’t care if I have to do it in an unofficial capacity.

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