Invalid Evidence by Stevie Mikayne

Author:Stevie Mikayne [Mikayne, Stevie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635553086
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“I’d like your permission to do a stakeout,” Jil said.

Rebecca made a face. “A stakeout? Here?”

She nodded.

“What for? What have you found out?”

Rebecca closed the door to her office and Jil took a seat.

“A few interesting things. But I’d rather not say yet until I know anything for certain. In my experience, the less everyone knows, the better. And by everyone, I mean anyone but me.”

Rebecca switched on the coffeemaker and popped a pack into the machine.

“You want a coffee?”

“No thanks. I’ve rejected single-use plastic.”

Rebecca looked at her. “I have instant. Would you like that?”

“I’ll have iced tea if you have that.”

Rebecca smiled. “We always have that.” She opened the fridge and leaned down to grab the jug. Then she leapt back, screaming.

“What?” Jil jumped up.

Rebecca backed away from the fridge.

“It’s…it’s…”

Jil looked down. “An eyeball.”

“Look in the bottom shelf. God, oh gross.”

Jil pulled out a Tupperware container that contained eyeballs floating in a gelatinous substance. She almost lost her lunch.

“Who the hell would put that in there?”

“I don’t know, but that’s disgusting. Jesus.”

Jil peered closer. “They’re too small to be human. Human eyeballs are actually really big, once they’re dislodged from the skull.”

Rebecca stared at her. “Thank you very much, Doctor. Can you please get the hell rid of that while I find out what sicko has put that in the staff food fridge?”

She picked up her radio and stormed out while Jil shrugged and helped herself to some iced tea.

A few moments later, the doorknob turned and Leonard came in, munching a hot dog.

“Hey. How’s it going?”

Jil smiled. “Fine. Just waiting on Rebecca.”

“You might be waiting a while. She’s all up in arms. Eyeballs or something?”

“See for yourself,” Jil said.

Leonard opened the fridge door and winced. “That’s gross. They’re fish eyes.” He shut the door and pitched the rest of his hotdog in the garbage.

“Hey, I’m heading out to see how the repairs are going on the shipwreck observatory. You want to come along? See what the repair costs actually look like in real time?”

Jil shrugged. “Sure.” She had nothing else to do while Rebecca chased down the fish-eye suspect.

“This shipwreck was hauled from the shore through the lagoon to the back of the sea aquarium about ten years ago. It’s been used as a tourist feature. Who doesn’t love a half-sunk ship where you can go below deck? It’s got an oversized window that we installed especially for that purpose. Unfortunately, it might be more to repair than it’s worth.”

“That’s too bad.”

“It is. It’s my favorite underwater observatory.”

Leonard swung himself into the hole and began descending the ladder into the half-sunk boat. Once again, Jil marveled at his agility with his prosthetic device. It seemed like a natural extension of his leg. No limp, no hesitation.

“This is as close as I get to predators in the sea,” he quipped. “Triple-paned glass, which is a good thing because water pressure is a pretty amazing thing.”

Jil followed him down.

“So how long have you been a tax accountant?”

Jil hesitated, her mind racing for a way to avoid being in a numbers conversation with the numbers guy.

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