Hollywood Taken by M.Z. Kelly

Author:M.Z. Kelly [Kelly, M.Z.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kingston Roads Press, LLC
Published: 2018-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-THREE

After leaving Faith Winslow’s former best friend, I got a call from Joe Dawson.

“Hey there, sorry I missed you,” Joe said. “I was in the air and just landed in LA. How about dinner tonight?”

“Unless you want to drive about three hundred miles, that’s not going to be possible.” I walked along the river and told him about my reassignment. “It’s basically Bronson wanting me out of the way while you deal with Ryland. It looks like I’ll be here in Napa for a couple weeks, unless something breaks sooner on the case I’m working here.”

“Greer told me there might be a problem with your new chief. Sorry you’re on the bench.”

“I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, given our history.” I walked over to a footbridge that crossed the river. “I also wanted to let you know that Robin did a little investigative work yesterday, trying to find out what happened to my brother Daniel. He found out he was staying at the Mission Motel in Glendale several days ago and a woman matching Harlee Ryland’s description was making inquiries about him before he left.”

I heard Joe sigh. “That confirms that girl is already here. I’ll let Greer and the rest of the taskforce know.”

“If you find out anything about Daniel, give me a call, even if it’s bad news.”

“Will do.”

I was about to end the call when Joe went on.

“I want you to know that Eva and I really are history. I think our getting together was a mistake.”

I tried to choose my words carefully. “As you know, Eva and I talked about what happened. I’m okay with everything.”

“And us?”

“We’ve already covered that ground.” I changed the subject, asking about Pearl. “Is there anything new?”

“Our people checked with the locals and the hospitals in the area. There’s been no sign of him.”

“Meaning, he might have drowned.”

“I won’t deny it’s a possibility, but let’s not give up hope.”

I ended the call, telling him to stay in touch, at the same time worrying that I’d never see Pearl again. Pearl was one of the best people I’d ever known, and the thought of losing him forever was heart-breaking.

After taking a walk across the bridge to process what Joe had said and clear my thoughts, I got back to the station just before noon. I then met with Wade in the back office that we shared and told him what Joan Clausen had said.

“The way Clausen made it sound, neither Faith nor her husband were faithful to one another. She thinks Faith drove her boyfriend away from her a couple years ago and they may have become involved. She also heard rumors that Jack was seeing a lawyer, somebody named Claudette, a few months back.”

“Claudette,” Wade said, rubbing his chin where he’d cut himself shaving. “That has to be Claudette Maxwell. She’s a local defense lawyer.”

“We’ll need to put her on our list to check out.”

“What about this guy Faith supposedly stole away from Clausen?”

“She said his name is Walter Donnelly. She didn’t give me anything more to go on.

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