Free to Kill (Katie Freeman Mysteries Book 1) by Julie Mellon

Author:Julie Mellon [Mellon, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-08T23:00:00+00:00

The drive south was quicker this time, as they were running ahead of rush hour. Thirty minutes after leaving the office, they pulled up to a rundown house that at one time had been painted blue. The front porch was sagging on the right giving the house a lopsided look. The grey-haired man sitting on the left side of the front porch was shelling peas and paused in his actions as the two agents approached. Michael stepped onto the porch first and introduced himself. The man shook Michael’s hand and introduced himself as Billy Sheppard. As Katie stepped around Michael to introduce herself, Billy did a double take and was so shocked he dropped the knife in his hand. Quickly recovering, he put his hand out to shake and nodded at Katie’s introduction.

“Do you know my partner?” Michael asked, hoping that Katie would play along. Billy’s reaction had been so strong that it set off Michael’s radar.

“No, I don’t think so. She just reminded me of someone from my past.”

“My mom is from around these parts. You probably know some of my family,” Katie said. She too had been surprised at Billy’s reaction to her. Even though she didn’t know where her mother was from, she thought that might be the safest way to get information from Billy’s reaction.

“Nah, I’m sure it’s just an old man’s eyes playing tricks on me. Must be the light out here. Sun’s kinda bright.”

Neither of them believed Billy for a second, but chose to let the subject drop. “We’re here because -”

“I know why yer here,” Billy interrupted Michael, though his eyes kept wandering to Katie. It was as if he couldn’t stop staring at her. “Yer old partner finally retire?” he asked.

Michael chuckled. “Yes, he did. Now you’re stuck with Agent Freeman and me. Guess we’ll be the ones stopping by to check on you from now on, see if you changed your mind about what happened the night Hank was shot.”

“Well, now, if I remember correctly, I was having a rest in Uncle Sam’s nearest facility at that time. Seems to me that I had no way of knowin’ what happened to ol’ Hank. Gotta tell ya, that is the luckiest night of my life. I don’t mind doin’ time for somethin’ I done, but I sure ain’t gonna take it for somethin’ I ain’t done.”

“So you admit to selling OxyContin, but not to murder?” Katie asked.

“Honey, I admitted to sellin’ them drugs years ago. I did it as a favor and don’t regret it to this day. And I woulda killed that sumbitch if I’da knowed what he done. And you of all people should know to stop this insanity and let sleepin’ dogs lie.” With that, Billy picked up his peas and began shelling again.

“What do you mean ‘me of all people’?” Katie asked, confused.

Billy just shook his head. Katie and Michael tried for another fifteen minutes to get him to talk, but he just sat in silence, shelling his peas.

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