Medicine Cup by Bill Clem

Author:Bill Clem [Clem, Bill]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Suspense & Thrillers
Publisher: Vision Books
Published: 2008-02-28T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Fifty miles away, Jennie Bradford walked into the office of Tucker O’Neil, Town Sheriff of Cutting. O’Neil was about fifty, with a shock of thick gray hair and long sideburns that had gone out of fashion at the same time as leisure suits. He sat behind a blond oak desk, full of papers, with his feet propped up.

Jennie found the inside of the police station surprisingly high tech compared to the outside of the building, which looked more like the front of an antique shop. VHF radios and teletype machines squawked and clattered just inside the entrance.

“I’m Jennie Bradford. I work for the State of Vermont, Department of Medical Services. I was wondering if you could tell me anything about Harbor View.”

O’Neil took his feet down and leaned forward. “I guess you got some I.D., young lady?”

Jennie frowned, then reached into her purse and pulled out her Nursing Home Inspector credentials.

O’Neil smiled. “Harbor View, huh?”

“Yes.”

“Creepy. I wouldn’t want to be put there. I’d rather someone just shoot me and put me outta my misery before I go in one of those places. That owner, what’s his name... Baxter. He’s from money that comes from way back.”

“Yes, well, that’s what I’m trying to find out. You see, I have reason to believe that some sinister things are going on at Harbor View.”

“What kinds of things?”

“I really can’t say. I just know there are peculiarities that have gone on there that don’t follow the normal protocols of a nursing home.”

“There’s a difference between ‘sinister’ and peculiarities, ma’am.” O’Neil sighed, “I don’t know much about Harbor View. I don’t get up there. I did get a call about a month ago from some employment agency. Said they were looking for this nurse who hadn’t shown up for her next assignment after her stint at Harbor View. I checked into it. Turned out she’d run off and got married. At least, that’s what the people at Harbor View said.”

“And you believed them?”

“I had no reason not to. Look... Jennie, is it?”

“Yes, Jennie.”

“Jennie, Cutting is a nice quiet town. As long as nobody bothers anyone else, everybody’s happy. More importantly, I’m happy. Now, if you think someone up there is breaking the law, then bring me some evidence and I’ll check it out. Otherwise, stop wasting my time.”

Jennie felt her body flush. Despite O’Neil’s initial small town charm, she could see now he was the typical country bumpkin sheriff.

“Sorry I bothered you,” she said and walked quickly out the door.

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