Immoral Justice by M. A. Comley

Author:M. A. Comley [Comley, M. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeamel Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-07-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

When it came in, the call surprised Lorne. She picked up the phone, expecting it to be Patti, ringing to give her the results of the PM.

“DI Warner,” the muffled voice said, “I’m giving you one warning. Either you adhere to that warning or suffer the dire consequences.”

Her heart pounded. “Who is this?”

“I can be who you want me to be. Either your best friend or your worst enemy. The choice is yours.”

“With a proviso attached, I take it?”

Laughter filled the line. “You sure do cotton on quickly. I’ll give you that.”

She tried to concentrate on the gruff voice. The person obviously intended to disguise it well. In the past, that had only happened when she knew the person she was speaking to. “Larry? Is that you?”

Again, more laughter filtered down the line. “Nice try. You’ll never guess who this is. You’re wasting your time on this case. Why don’t you call an end to it now, before you’re in too deep?”

“If you think I’m going to give up that easily, then you have no idea who you’re dealing with. I’ve dealt with the vilest criminals over the years, fought long, hard battles with most of them—and you know what? I always come out on top.”

“Not this time, lady cop. Mark my words on that. I’m watching your every move. Every step you take, I’ll be close behind you. Watching, ready to pounce if I have to.”

She tried to think back to the visits she and Katy had made over the past week or so. She hadn’t been expecting someone to have followed her, but she hadn’t earned a reputation for being one of the best coppers in the capital without having her wits about her at all times. Had someone been watching her, either she or Katy would have picked up on that. “Idle threats don’t wash with me, either.”

“I don’t deal with them, lady. Like I’ve already stated, if you don’t adhere to the warning… you’re only going to have yourself to blame for the outcome.”

“I reiterate, bigger men than you have tried to play games like this with me in the past and failed. My team and I are closing in on you—I give you my word on that. I’d advise you handing yourself in before the net closes in around you. I’m even prepared to put a deal on the table if you come in of your own accord. How’s that?”

“Laughable. There’s no way that is ever going to happen. I have an agenda that I’m willing to see through to its conclusion, whether you’re standing in my way or not. My advice to you would be to close the case now and mark it as being unsolved—that is if you don’t want things to get personal. I know where you live, lady.”

His final words struck fear into her heart. Not again! She couldn’t put her family at risk again. What is it with these criminals? No one plays the game properly any more. In the good old days, the criminals committed the crimes and the coppers tracked them down—end of.

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