Dirty Bite by Jamie Lee Scott

Author:Jamie Lee Scott [Scott, Jamie Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jamie Lee Scott

Chapter Fourteen

Kate walked back to the car while Zane gave his last condolences to Tanya, and told her to call Bryce’s number if she wanted to go see Allie at the morgue. Just before opening the door, Kate remembered something, then turned and jogged back up the walk just as Zane stepped onto the porch.

“Mrs. Miller, I have one more question. When we were looking for Allie in relation to her vandalizing Jonah’s car, we stopped by her place. Your son answered the door and got a little defensive. He said it was his property, not Allie’s. Did you say the duplex belonged to your dad?”

“It does. It’s the one my ex-husband tried to get me to sell. It wasn’t even mine to sell at the time, but I had power of attorney. My dad isn’t in his right mind now, and I don’t know what his will says, but he still owns it. Funny David would say it was his.” She held her hand on the door, her face drained. Kate knew she’d break down as soon as they left.

“Strange,” Kate agreed.

Tanya stepped onto the porch. “Wait a minute. The director of the nursing home said there’d been a commotion the morning my dad walked out of the facility. David used to work in the kitchen. It agitated my dad for him to be there. Things finally settled down when David got fired. I wonder if David had been badgering my dad when he worked there? I wonder if David went to pick up his final paycheck this weekend?”

Zane jotted in his notepad.

Kate said, “We will definitely look into it. Laura said David and Allie tended to fight a lot. Is that true?”

Tanya smiled, like she could see the memory in her head. “Since Allie was old enough to walk. Best friends and worst enemies. But for years, they didn’t speak. Allie was so distraught over David’s drug use, she even blocked his phone number. He’d always call wanting money. He badgered me, too. But he’s been clean now for six months, I think. That’s why Allie let him move in with her.”

“Okay, thank you. We will chat with David again. And please don’t hesitate to call me, even if you just want to talk. So sorry we had to give you this news.”

Tanya’s facade cracked, and Kate heard her sniff as she closed the door. She imagined the woman slumping down on the other side of the door, crouched and crying until her entire head hurt.

Zane’s phone rang, as they got back in the car. Kate listened to Zane repeatedly say, “Uh huh, okay.”

When he finally disconnected, Kate asked, “What was that all about?”

“Jake talked to the manager finally. He said that room wasn’t rented. The door handle on it is broken, and he’d told maintenance to put a board on the doorframe and nail the door shut until today. Jake said the maintenance crew charges double time on the weekends, and the door was busted on Thursday, but they couldn’t get there to fix it.

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