Justice Delayed by Patricia Bradley

Author:Patricia Bradley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC042060;FIC042040;FIC027110
ISBN: 9781493405978
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2016-12-19T16:00:00+00:00

Just as Will turned into the airport terminal, his cell rang. “Kincade.”

“It’s Walter Simmons. I’m working an early shift today, and when I came on, Jimmy asked me to call you. Someone named Jillian came to see him, and he’s real upset.”

Jillian went to see Jimmy? “Thanks, Walter.” If they could find Jillian, they might break this case wide open. “Tell him I’ll be at the prison in the morning.”

“Good. ’Cause I think he’s lost all hope.”

“Let him know I’m working on it. We’re going to solve this.” Will just hoped that was true. He parked in short-term parking and quickly walked inside the building. A quick check of incoming flights showed 651 was landing at B-27.

Brad was standing with his legs planted wide at the arrival door when Will arrived at gate B-27. It was hard to know what to say to his friend that wouldn’t make things worse.

“The plane just landed,” Brad said. “He’ll probably be one of the last off.”

Will had passed a Starbucks on the way to the concourse. “Want me to grab us a coffee while we wait?” When Brad nodded, Will walked the short distance to the kiosk and ordered two black coffees.

“Hazelnut okay?” he asked when he returned. The frown on Brad’s face was worth the joke.

“You’re kidding.”

“Yeah.” He wanted it to always be like this with Brad.

“Sorry for the way I acted back at the Wilson house.”

“Apology accepted.”

“Maybe we can get facts to go with your suppositions.”

That was a step in the right direction. He and Brad moved back as the door opened and passengers flowed out of the jet bridge. They finished their coffees and dumped the cups in a receptacle just as the crew walked through the door.

“Captain Matthews,” Will called as Adam Matthews walked past them.

He turned around, his eyebrows raising in recognition. “So soon, Sergeant Kincade? What can I do for you?”

“We have a few questions,” Brad said.

“Can we walk as we talk? I have to check in to another flight in twenty minutes.”

They fell in beside him. “You never sent me that list of names,” Brad said.

“I didn’t have any time to kill. How about I send it later tonight?”

“I would appreciate it.” Brad nodded to Will.

“Originally you said you didn’t know Stephanie Hollister,” Will said.

“What can I say?” Matthews shrugged. “Tuesday night I was sweating bullets that you’d arrest me for Lacey’s murder. I forgot, plain and simple.” He stopped and turned to face them. “Gentlemen, I didn’t kill my ex-wife. I don’t have an alibi, but an innocent man shouldn’t have to have one.”

“Tell us about your relationship with Stephanie,” Brad said.

“There wasn’t one. She was just one of many flight attendants I knew.” He folded his arms across his chest. “If you have any more questions, I’d like to have my attorney present.”

Which effectively shut them down.

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