Innocent Damage by Robert K. Lewis

Author:Robert K. Lewis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, fiction, junkie, redemption, former cop, police, heroin, undercover, partner, san francisco, mystery fiction, robert lewis, robert k lewis
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2015-02-12T00:00:00+00:00

twenty-two

La Salle Street was quiet. Not even a car sound, or the sound of people. A bit fucking unnerving. Seemed at first glance like any other quiet residential neighborhood you’d find in the Bay Area. But the security bars on all the first floor windows of every building told him how it really was. If what Shannon had said was true, then judging by the sun he had a couple hours before Karachi emerged from his coffin. Laughed at that thought. Jesus … dude. Get a grip.

Drove to the end of the block and did a U-turn. Parked. From where he was, he could see the building Shannon described. Reached under the seat and pulled out his gun. Didn’t need to check the clip like in the movies. He was on top of his shit enough to know that clip was fresh, clean, and full. There was only one building it could be. Except … problem was it was two stories. Top, or bottom? Top would be safer, so he decided to look upstairs first.

Walked down the street, not trying to be under the radar or anything. In this hood? Trying to be furtive or quiet would draw more attention. Just keep walking boldly. Like you have the right, or have a mission.

Got to the concrete stairs that led to the upper apartments. He just padded up them quietly, not needing to keep to the sides of the risers. Made virtually no sound, and he realized then that he was just about back to a hundred percent. He’d been the “go-to” guy when back in uniform to stalk upstairs in the dark or along some quiet corridor. Always had that ability to move quietly. Had lost it when he’d been tied to The Need, but now he was back to where he was, plus some years. Not bad for a quickly becoming old man, he thought as he moved up step-by-step, gun held low by his left side. Made it to the top and was confronted by a peeling, wood door. A door behind a rusty, metal security screen.

Fuck …

Now would be the time for a silencer. He hadn’t done a hot entry in years and years. And if he was wrong? And this wasn’t Karachi’s apartment? His mind raced over the possible outcomes. Well, in this hood it would be long-ass minutes before the police arrived. The other side of the coin could be he’d stumble in on some sort of drug dealer mess, get into a firefight, and die. Or, the place might contain some of God’s honest citizens and then he’d beg off quickly and get the fuck out of Dodge. But he just couldn’t believe that Shannon would’ve steered him wrong. Not the sound of her voice as she spoke. He was sure of that.

Fuck it …

He shot the knob on the screen door and it flew into bits, the door coming loose. He ripped it open and slammed the thin wood door with his shoulder. It shivered and splintered as it blasted inward.

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