Divided In Death by J.D. Robb

Author:J.D. Robb [Robb, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2011-12-26T00:00:00+00:00

MAVIS!

TOTALLY JUICED!

The sight of it, hanging on the dingy beige wall, laughing down at the dead made Eve incredibly sad and sick.

Because Morris was there, and she knew he needed to take some control, she stayed back and let him handle the initial exam.

"One jolt," he said. "Full contact. Burn marks from the weapon are clearly evident. No other visible trauma. No signs of struggle or defensive wounds. His neurological system would have been immediately compromised. Death instantaneous."

"I need positive ID, Morris. If you want I can-"

He whipped around. "I know the drill. I know what the fuck has to be done here, and don't need you..." He lifted both hands. His breath shuddered in, then out. "And that was so uncalled for. I'm sorry."

"It's all right. I know this is rough on you."

"Close to home. This hits very, very close to home. Someone came into this room and killed this... boy as carelessly as you might swat a fly. He did that without knowing him, without having any feelings about him. Did this only to remove a small barrier so he could walk into my house. This really meant nothing more to him than putting on his shoes so he wouldn't stub his toe.

"Victim is positively identified as Powell, Joseph. I'm going to take just a minute, Dallas, to pull myself together so I can do him, and you, some good."

She waited until he left the room. "Peabody, I need you to work this. Do the on-scene, call the sweepers, start the knock-on-doors. I have to get to the Tower."

"I need to be there."

"They ordered me, not you."

Peabody's jaw tightened. "I'm your partner, and if your ass is getting fitted for a sling, mine is, too."

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"I appreciate the sentiment, however strange the visual, but I need my partner to pull the weight here. He needs you," she said, looking down at Powell. "You have to start the process for him, and you need to help Morris. And if they're fitting my ass for a sling, Peabody, I need you to keep pushing this investigation through, to keep the team solid. I'm not protecting you. I'm counting on you."

"Okay. I'll handle it." She stepped up, stood with Eve over Joseph Powell. "I'll take care of him." She nodded. "Do you see what happened here? Tell me."

"He let himself in the door. He knows how to bypass security, and there's not much here to bypass. No cams, no doorman. He picked Powell instead of Sibresky because Powell lived alone, and as orderly, probably handled more of the paperwork. It was business here, and he went straight for it. Powell's in bed, zoned or asleep, probably both. He just leaned down, pressed the weapon to his throat, zapped him. Um..."

She took a quick scan of the room. "There's no pass or ID sitting around. He might've taken it, altered it for his own use. We'll check on that. Then he just walked out again.

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