Memory of Murder by Ramona Richards

Author:Ramona Richards
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2012-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

NINE

“Stay here.” Jeff motioned for Lindsey and April to remain in the car.

“Aren’t you going to wait?” Lindsey whispered, her voice choked with fear. He had called for backup as soon as he’d parked the cruiser.

“I’m just going to check the back, in case someone tries to leave.”

“Jeff, please—”

“Lock the doors.”

Lindsey watched him crouch beside the front wheel, observing the area. He then sprinted for the corner of the diner, which would give him cover from all the windows.

“Blind spot,” muttered April. “You need a camera on that spot.”

“I need more cameras all over the place,” Lindsey replied softly, doing everything she could to fight the fear that made all her muscles tense up. She gripped the dash, her eyes never leaving Jeff as he carefully approached the back corner of the building. From a distance, sirens screeched through the air.

He glanced around the corner, then back. Pausing, he looked again, more slowly, then disappeared around the building.

“I can’t just sit here.” Lindsey gulped a breath of air and reached for the door handle.

“Lindsey, no!” From the backseat, April began to pound on the protective shield between the front and back seats. “You don’t know who’s out there.”

“I know Jeff’s out there.” Lindsey opened the door.

The sirens screamed closer as three patrol cars roared into the parking lot, the officers inside piling out in a rush.

“Look, he’s there!”

Lindsey turned back, staring at the restaurant. Jeff had returned, gun still drawn, but he looked behind them, and motioned for the other officers to approach. When he saw that Lindsey’s door stood open, he scowled, motioning for her to stay put. She closed it reluctantly, and crossed her arms, fear mixing with anger deep inside. “I hate this.”

“We all do,” muttered April.

They sat, watching officers move about in a formation that seemed random and organized at the same time. Lindsey tried to watch the operation as a whole, but found her gaze constantly seeking out Jeff. Why not? she asked herself. He’s a friend.

But just a friend? She could hear Aunt Suke’s words encouraging her, and hear her own reply.

Yes, I don’t have time for...

Jeff’s face appeared in the restaurant window, over the ugly blotched paint. When he gave an all-clear signal, Lindsey let out the breath she’d been holding. He opened the front door, and Lindsey and April scrambled out and headed up the steps.

Jeff holstered his pistol. “I don’t think anything was touched but the window. The back door was standing open, but it doesn’t look forced. Someone either picked it or he has a key.”

Lindsey stiffened. “Picked. It had to be picked.” Just like yesterday.

Jeff hesitated, and Lindsey got the message. “I know. We can’t be sure. I’ll call a locksmith and have all the locks changed.” She started to press by Jeff. “Now we need to get started—”

Jeff blocked her path. “Wait. You can’t go in there.”

Lindsey stared up at him. “But you said nothing had been disturbed.”

“It’s still a crime scene. We’ll need to process it.

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