Forgotten Legacy by Perini Robin

Author:Perini, Robin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

The sheriff’s office was eerily silent after dark. With a sigh, Thayne shut the steel door that led to the jail cells. The action buffered the sounds of Kate Peterson’s quiet sobs. He doubted she’d touch the dinner he’d provided.

He rubbed the bridge of his nose. Today he hated his job. He found it difficult to align Dan’s accusations with the woman he’d processed earlier. Even now she didn’t show any signs of withdrawal. She showed no signs of long-term drinking or any other drug use. No marks on her arms, no broken capillaries on her face. Nothing made sense. Then again, neither did abuse in the first place.

Cheyenne had been waiting for him in his office, and when he joined her, she stood up. “This is insane. Is it really necessary to lock her up?”

He held his hand out to quiet her and closed the door. “The law’s tied my hands. I can’t ignore Dan’s complaint, and I can’t simply let her go. He’s afraid of her.” He sank into his chair behind his desk. “We’re alone now. Come on, sis. Help me out here. What do you think?”

She sat, rubbed the center of her forehead, and let out a long sigh. “My first suspicion was that he suffers from undiagnosed leukemia or some other blood disease that would cause significant bruising with a light touch. Unfortunately for Kate, there’s nothing abnormal but a high cholesterol level.”

Thayne drummed his fingers on his desk. He’d have to bring up one of his suspicions. “Kate mentioned his behavior’s been erratic. What about drug or alcohol abuse? We did find him passed out in his car, although he denied drinking or taking drugs even though the Narcan saved him. Tox screen is still out.”

“There was no trace of those kinds of abuses when you brought him in.”

“Then maybe it was a bad interaction to his medication? Or maybe a tumor or something.”

“Possible. Poor circulation, maybe a stroke. Those could explain his behavior but not the bruises all over his body. There’s no pattern—they aren’t symmetrical.” She shoved her hand into her coat pocket. “I need to do an exhaustive workup at a bigger hospital, but he refuses to be admitted. When Kate tried to talk to him, he was convinced she was trying to lock him up and take his money.” Cheyenne lifted her gaze to his. “I’m stuck.”

“Maybe we can convince Olivia.”

“No good. I tried that before you arrived today. She denies he’s acting strangely. She believes Kate is behind it all. What I’m seeing is that Dan has issues that need to be investigated at a bigger hospital, Kate’s being blamed for the bruises that are appearing, and we can’t move forward because our hands are tied. This totally sucks, Thayne.”

The outer door to the police station flew open, causing the bell to clatter against the wood. Riley rushed in and made a beeline to Thayne’s office. She paused on the threshold, and a spark of excitement highlighted her face.

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