Hiding His Witness by C.J. Miller

Author:C.J. Miller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-09-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Despite the late night, Reilly made the trip to Denver early the next morning and arrived midafternoon. He flashed his badge at the uniformed police officer who stood guard at the entrance of the DPD. Inside the squad room, chaos ruled. Volunteers and police officers working the phones sat at long tables, telephone and computer cords spilling to the floor. Information from each call was being recorded into a central computer system and analysts were reviewing the data and looking for commonalities that might lead to the Vagabond Killer’s capture.

Every desk in the squad room was occupied, some with more than a few officers clustered around, reviewing data and discussing the case. The conference rooms were filled with men and women in suits, whiteboards displaying names and faces of victims. The team from the PR department was standing in the back of one of the conference rooms, taking notes and conferring among themselves.

“We’re doing our best to keep the media out of the thick of this,” Vanessa said over her shoulder to Reilly, weaving through the crowd toward the lieutenant’s office.

“How’s that working out?” Reilly said, knowing the media was still finding ways to get information. On the eight-hour drive from Ashland to Denver, nearly every station on the radio had mentioned the case.

Vanessa smirked. “Over a thousand people are working on this case in some capacity. How easy do you think it is to plug the leaks?” She reached the lieutenant’s office and went inside, closing the door behind her, blocking some of the noise.

“I know how it works. People love to talk,” he said. In some cases, the more people talked the better. But in this instance, as protective as he felt toward Carey, he wished the case hadn’t hit the front page.

“How’s the witness?” Vanessa asked, taking a seat behind the lieutenant’s desk.

“She’s hanging in,” Reilly said. At least Carey hadn’t bolted. Yet. She understood the severity of the case and her role. But she was also worried about the attention she was drawing, both from the Vagabond Killer and the man she was running from. Reilly curled and released his fists. Every time he thought of that man, quiet rage hummed inside him.

“What’s on your agenda for today?” Vanessa asked.

Get the job done as quickly as possible so he could return to the ranch. “I’m going to make sure I’m seen around town. If anyone’s connected me to the case from that picture, they won’t see Carey with me and it might send them down a different path to find her.” And if the man she feared was watching, he’d see that Reilly didn’t give in to threats. Reilly wasn’t bringing Carey to Denver until he was ready, and even then, no one was getting close enough to hurt her.

Vanessa nodded. “Not a bad idea. My office has received a few calls about protection assigned to the witness and some have asked us to confirm you’re the detective overseeing her security.”

“I assume they get a broad ‘no comment’ in response?” Reilly asked.

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