KANSAS CITY HOMICIDE (CLEAN SUSPENSE) by John C. Dalglish

Author:John C. Dalglish [Dalglish, John C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Saturday, September 14

Police Headquarters

1125 Locust Street

East of the Financial District

10:35 a.m.

Isaac overslept and was running behind on the bright and chilly Saturday morning. Despite being in a hurry, he called Emily on the way.

“Hello?”

“Good morning, Lady.”

“Good morning to you, sir. How was your night?”

He groaned. “Long and late.”

“So I figured.”

“Sorry about missing dinner last night.”

“Don’t mention it. I understand the demands of your job.”

“Most people don’t.”

“Well, that’s because most people don’t have a detective for a father.”

“Your dad was a detective?” He had a hard time hiding the surprise in his voice. “I had no idea.”

“Thirteen years at the Little Rock PD. I figured you’d already done a background check on me.”

He grinned into the phone. “Why? You been checking up on me?”

“I can neither confirm nor deny that suggestion.”

He laughed at hearing his own words thrown back at him. “Touché.”

“Dad never worked homicide though. He said it wasn’t for him.”

“It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, that’s for sure.” He arrived at the station. “Want to re-try for dinner tonight?”

“Sure.”

“Gotta run. Bye.”

“Bye.”

He hung up the phone. Funny how just a few minutes talking with her could brighten his day. And she hadn’t asked anything about the murders―something he remained concerned about.

Being Saturday, the parking lot was less than half full and he parked up near the entrance. Bypassing the elevator and taking two steps at a time, he soon emerged on the squad room floor and went directly to Sutton’s office. When he tapped on the door frame, his boss looked up at him from behind a laptop. “Hey, Isaac. Come in.”

“Glad I’m not the only one working Saturday.”

Sutton scoffed, rolling his eyes for emphasis. “Oh, please. I’m here on weekends way more than you are.”

“What are you doing?”

Ray shook his head. “You’re not going to believe this.”

“What?”

“Come around and watch this.”

Isaac stepped in behind his boss and stared at the screen. Across the bottom ran a small banner declaring the video an exclusive of The Kansan. Ray tapped the space bar on the laptop and the video rolled.

Staring at the camera was none other than Fraser Mason. “We are here in Kansas City tonight speaking with women who make their living in the sex trade and have chosen to be out here even though the Blue River Killer is still at large.”

Isaac groaned. “He’s named him?”

Ray nodded.

Mason turned to a petite Asian woman in a blue top and black shorts―Lee Park. “Tell me ma’am, are you aware of the Blue River Killer?”

Lee nodded. “Sure. All the girls know about what’s happened?”

“Aren’t you afraid of the danger?”

“Of course. But danger isn’t something new to us. We deal with it every day.”

“Why don’t you stop then?”

“It’s not that simple.” She turned a sad gaze toward the camera. “It’s just not…”

She walked away.

Mason trailed her. “Do you want to explain? It might help our viewers understand.”

She shook her head and picked up her pace.

Mason had to return to the camera. “Perhaps none of us can understand what leads someone to this life, but since the Blue River Killer has shown up, it has never been more dangerous to be on the streets.

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