FBI Profiler 02 - The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner

Author:Lisa Gardner [Gardner, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Detective and Mystery Stories, Mystery & Detective, Suspense, General, Women Detectives, Police, Serial Murders, Quincy; Pierce (Fictitious Character), Psychology; Forensic, Westerns, Oregon, Policewomen, Mystery Fiction, Women Sleuths, Conner; Rainie (Fictitious Character), Criminal Investigation
ISBN: 9780553578683
Google: -jFl68uKkqUC
Amazon: 0553578685
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2001-01-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter EIGHTEEN

Thursday, May 17, 3:12 P.M.

BY THE TIME RAINIE and Quincy grabbed lunch at Dairy Queen and headed back to the task-force center, Abe Sanders was waiting for them. The state detective was sporting a sharply pressed gray suit and shiny black shoes, making Rainie suspicious that the man who traveled with salad also packed an iron and a shoe-polishing kit. Just what did he do for fun in his spare time?

He had made himself at home behind Rainie’s desk and was reading a fax. Rainie snatched the paper out of his hands without preamble.

“I doubt that’s for your eyes.”

“You mean we’re not all part of one big happy family?” he drawled innocently.

Rainie skewered him with a glance, then scanned the fax. It was from the law offices of Johnson, Johnson, and Jones. Those office Christmas parties must be a hoot. The fax informed her that she and her deputies were not to contact Shep, Sandy, or Becky O’Grady without legal counsel being present. If any member of the task force insisted on violating this order, a harassment suit would be filed against the Bakersville sheriff’s department. Sincerely, Avery Johnson.

“Wonderful,” Rainie muttered. That conversation between Shep and Sandy had obviously gone well. Or had Shep mentioned her interest in interviewing Becky to Avery Johnson as part of his desire to do everything absolutely right for Danny? You would think an experienced sheriff would know better.

“Looks like we won’t be interviewing Becky O’Grady anytime soon,” Sanders commented.

“We’ll see,” Rainie said. She handed the fax to Quincy, who appeared unconcerned.

“Routine,” he said.

“Just the beginning,” Sanders agreed, speaking with the confident air of one experienced officer to another. “By the end of this case, the whole town will be swimming in lawyers representing, protecting, and suing the masses. I’m surprised George Walker hasn’t already filed a notice to sue the sheriff’s department. God knows he thinks this whole thing is Shep’s fault.”

Rainie chewed her bottom lip. She hated to admit this with Sanders present, but she was out of her league. “You think I’ll be sued?”

“Sure,” Sanders said matter-of-factly. “The Walkers and the Bensens will probably launch civil suits against the sheriff’s department for either not warning the community about Daniel O’Grady or botching the investigation against him. That, of course, will involve you. Then they’ll probably file a civil suit against the O’Gradys personally, just in case things don’t work out in criminal court. I wouldn’t be surprised if Melissa Avalon’s parents do the same. Finally, you have all the kids who were injured, though none of them sustained wounds that are that serious. They’ll probably fall into two camps: those who would just as soon put this all behind them and those who will pool their resources and go for blood.”

“But why sue a sheriff’s department?” Rainie asked with a scowl. “We’re so broke most of our officers work for free. And the money we do have comes straight from the city, which means people are just suing their neighbors in the end.

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