In Deep Trouble by Terry Odell

Author:Terry Odell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Colorado mountains, mystery, suspense, cowboy cattle rancher, second chances, horses, teenagers in trouble, romantic suspense
Publisher: Terry Odell
Published: 2016-05-10T00:00:00+00:00

Hearing Frank utter the word blood, Cecily dashed to the living room where he was standing at the sink.

“Blood? Are you sure?” she asked.

“Can’t be positive without a test, but it’s possible. It’s not a lot. Couple of drops is all.” He pointed to some stains on the side of the white porcelain.

Bryce appeared at her side. “Might have cut himself when the mug broke. He could have been rinsing off, didn’t clean the sink. Or it could be ketchup.”

Cecily straightened her spine. “I don’t give a damn what this might do to my program. We have to get the cops in here.”

“A couple possible drops of blood, no serious damage to the house?” Frank shook his head. “Can’t say they’d be here before morning.”

“Grady’s not eighteen yet,” Cecily said. “He’s a minor. A missing child in the eyes of the law. They’d have to come. His life is more important than a setback to the pilot program for Helping Through Horses.”

Bryce rested his hand on her shoulder, squeezed. “You want to call it in? You’ve got the connections. Meanwhile, Derek and Tim are checking the perimeter. We might have more information to share with the deputies.”

“While they’re taking their sweet time getting here, we can continue our in-house investigation,” Frank said.

Cecily bristled. “They do not take their sweet time. Do you know how many people live in the county? How many square miles our little force has to cover? The deputies work their asses off trying to be everywhere at once.”

Frank raised his hands. “Sorry. I didn’t mean it that way.”

“Everyone who calls in thinks their case is the most important one. Like me right now. I understand the workload and the number of deputies, so if we have to wait, we have to wait. I also agree with Frank. Until they get here, we should keep trying to figure out where Grady is.” Cecily marched to the phone on the wall.

This time of night, staffing would be minimal, but as far as Cecily was concerned she had a legitimate emergency. She dialed 911. She recognized Wyland’s voice giving the standard reply and cut him off.

“Wyland, this is Cecily Cooper. I’m at the Triple-D Ranch. We’ve got what might be an abducted minor. Any chance of getting a detective out here?” She knew she was asking him to bypass procedure, which would have sent a patrol deputy first to determine whether it was worth calling in detectives, but it was worth a shot. Wyland followed the rules, but if things were quiet, he might be willing to jump the initial step.

“No detectives in the station right now,” he said. “What does the scene look like?”

All calls were recorded, and Cecily didn’t want to get him in trouble with their supervisor, so she admitted there were no signs of violence. “Do you have anyone on patrol near enough to get the process started?”

There was a brief pause while Wyland checked the locations of the deputies, as well as the kinds of calls they were on.

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