Eyes on You (A gripping psychological thriller) by Steve P. Vincent

Author:Steve P. Vincent [Vincent, Steve P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steve P. Vincent

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Chris

“Day release is nice.” Chris laughed, enjoying the fresh air blowing in through the car window. “We should’ve just flown to Boston, though.”

“Try explaining that to Tony.” Hopkins scoffed. “I told him I needed to go to DC, and he thinks that’s where we are right now, working diligently.”

Chris grunted, knowing he was travelling at Hopkins’ pleasure. That she’d managed to negotiate a trip to the northeast at all was incredible, but somehow she had also convinced their boss that she needed Chris along for support. It hadn’t taken much for him to agree. None of the other agents in the office had offered to go with Hopkins, too busy with their own caseloads, so begrudgingly, Harvey had agreed to Chris doing so.

They’d flown Washington DC with five days to get their work done. In that time, Chris and Hopkins had three things to do: speak to the woman who’d escaped their killer, test Chris’s theory with a trip to the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime – an FBI resource – and, finally, make some solid progress on the case Hopkins was working. At Dulles they’d jumped straight into a rental car and started the seven-hour drive to Boston.

“We’re here.” Hopkins exhaled slowly as she signaled and pulled the car over to the curb.

Chris looked at the house, thinking about the woman who lived there. By all rights she should be dead, another victim of a serial killer nobody except Chris and Hopkins wanted to believe existed. Instead, six years ago, she’d escaped, before moving overseas for a short while. She hadn’t shown up in any of Chris’s searches because a cop had input her hair color incorrectly. Hopkins had found her when looking for crime reports with similar but not exact profiles to the other victims.

“Let me handle the conversation to start with.” Hopkins’ voice was insistent. “You’re too close to this. We don’t want to spook her.”

Chris wanted to protest, but he knew she had a point. He would be like a kid with a new toy, whereas she’d be more measured. “Okay. Let’s go.”

They exited the car and approached the house. Chris inhaled slowly through his nose and then out again, trying to stay calm, hoping desperately that the next few minutes might give them something to help break open the case. They needed it. He needed it. He knocked on the front door of the nondescript family home and waited. From inside came the deep barks of a dog, then footsteps as someone approached the door.

The door opened and a middle-aged man greeted them, suspicion on his face and the dog beside him. “Yes?”

“Mr Jenkins?” Hopkins smiled and flashed her badge. “I’m Agent Hopkins and this is Agent Horan. We’re with the FBI.”

John Jenkins nodded, opened the door further and stood aside, allowing them to enter. “Come on in.”

Hopkins nodded and Chris followed her inside, lapping up detail as they walked through the house to the kitchen. The photos on the walls showed

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