Guarded by Carina Alyce

Author:Carina Alyce [Alyce, Carina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Alyce

Chapter 15

The following Wednesday evening, Charlie, Detective Andre, and Sean were having a Zoom meeting with the Police Chief. The paint had faded enough that he was going back to work as Security Guard Murphy tomorrow. He’d spent most of today putting up cameras around Lily’s building. The only one he dared place inside was in the hallway above a window aimed right at her door.

Lily wasn’t the topic of the day. Their preliminary search of the dumpsters had led to zero pieces of bodies.

"Supposing it is El Socio, he might have been killed closer to home and then dropped. Murphy, you know the subject’s associates best," Chief Reyes said.

Sean took out the huge file of every known associate. "Tell me who you want. I've got his extended family, which includes his two maternal aunts who married his two paternal uncles. There’s a sprawling list of first, second, and third cousins.”

“Family would have protected him better and would be smart enough to not use their own trash cans. Probably not family, but someone else,” Detective Andre said.

“I've got the name and address of every person who shared a class with him at Cuyahoga Community College." Sean shuffled some papers. “The 7-11 he worked at a few weeks before he robbed it. He’s also a suspect in the murder of the owner.”

“Probably wasn’t staying with him.” The detective laughed with the graveyard humor an officer who had seen a lot tended to have.

“When we started this, you said no children. You sounded pretty certain. He’s got to have girlfriends,” Charlie remembered

"I have fifteen names. Mostly neighborhood girls." Sean took out a list.

Charlie perked up. "Fifteen?"

"Twelve of them are dead. Overdoses mostly, but he was considered a person of interest in the two who were stabbed to death. Mostly because they'd filed several domestic violence reports on him."

"But we let him go free?" Charlie asked.

"Well, it's tough when the women show up to court, deny everything, and pay his bail,” Sean said.

"We're down to three,” Charlie said.

"Two of them reported them missing by their families shortly before he was charged and headed to the pen. The third woman moved to Alabama." Sean’s list was dwindling.

"Let's interview the families who filed the missing person's reports," the Chief said firmly.

“We have the addresses of Luisa Agosto and Esteban Vargas. Vinita Agosto was reported missing by her sister Luisa and Aleysha Vargas by her father,” Sean said. “They both still live in the city limits.”

“Send two officers to meet with both of them,” Reyes ordered.

"Send me, I can do it,” Sean volunteered.

“You already have an assignment,” Reyes said.

“You don't need me to follow Hernandez if he’s dead. They’ll talk more in front of a gringo like me,” Sean said.

The Chief raised her hand warningly. "You are not my only Spanish speaking officer."

"Then why am I still following Dr. Hernandez?”

“Because I told you to.” The Chief did not sound pleased.

"But—"

"Stop," Charlie interceded. "Murphy apologizes. He will continue to follow the doctor."

“I am sorry, Chief,” Sean said before he got himself in more trouble.

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