Hot Springs Murder by Wendy Meadows

Author:Wendy Meadows [Meadows, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-10-19T05:00:00+00:00

6

Sarah’s mind raced as she contemplated several ideas at once. Her gut told her to move quickly, but her cop mind told her to move carefully and evaluate their options first. “Does Noel have the virus Mrs. Kraus was spraying?” Sarah asked Nolan.

“I’m not sure,” Nolan explained. He stood up and began walking back and forth. “The old lady could have sprayed out the entire bottle or had some left over. I didn’t see Noel take the spray bottle into the basement—I didn’t see the spray bottle at all, for that matter.”

Amanda felt like screaming. “You said Noel could save us. Why wouldn’t she admit that fact—that very important fact—that very, very, very important fact—to us?”

“Because she wants to die, and she wants to take you down with her,” Nolan told Amanda in a hurt voice that seemed out of character for a man of his make. “She blames herself.”

“Blames herself for what?” Sarah asked.

Nolan stopped pacing. “Noel is a certified genius,” he explained, in a very serious voice. “She was chosen to work with one of the smartest men alive.” Nolan walked back to the bed and sat down. “She helped Kraus develop the virus—unknowingly. Kraus deceived Noel and when Noel’s parents began to warn her about Kraus, Kraus killed them and used her sorrow to draw her deeper into his sticky web of lies. Without Noel, Kraus was nothing, and he knew that.” Sarah folded her arms and listened. Nolan placed his hands together and continued. “Noel began having concerns about Kraus and began confessing them to me. I don’t exactly know the entire story because I was working in Atlanta at the time. But what I do know is that Noel called the boss at Viral Green and spilled the beans that Kraus was breaking policy. It wasn’t long after that when Kraus tried to kill Noel.”

“Noel was telling the truth about that, then,” Sarah said.

“Yeah, she was,” Nolan agreed. “She was telling the truth about a lot of things she told you—mingled in with some deception. The truth is Noel doesn’t want you leaving this place. She wants to die.” Nolan shook his head. “In her mind—she sees me as the enemy. She honestly thinks I escaped with the virus. She thinks I sprayed the virus.”

“Why?” Amanda asked.

“Noel always told me that she was very fond of old lady Kraus. She said the woman was like a second mother to her. Then she was forced to kill her. I think that finally pushed her over the edge. After losing her parents, Noel clung to Mrs. Kraus. It nearly killed her to turn on Dr. Kraus, even though she had no choice,” Nolan shook his head again. “I’m assuming this is true because honestly, I don’t know what’s going on in Noel’s head. I heard her tell you that she was worried I might spray the virus in a large, crowded area—disobeying direct orders from the White Cell and obeying the highest bidder. I kept wondering why she was telling you that.

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