Murder at the Marina by Ellen Jacobson

Author:Ellen Jacobson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Amateur Sleuth, Cat Mysteries, Sailing Mysteries, Humorous Mysteries, Florida Mysteries, UFO Mystery
Publisher: Ellen Jacobson
Published: 2018-06-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

PRETTY IN PINK

“OTHER THAN A NASTY bump on her head, your wife will be fine,” the doctor said as she scribbled some notes on my chart. “Just keep an eye on her for the next twenty-four hours to make sure she’s okay.”

“Are you sure I should be the one monitoring her?” Scooter asked. “I’m not that good with medical stuff.”

“He really isn’t,” I agreed.

“Oh, you’ll be fine. It’s just a minor head wound. There wasn’t even any bleeding.” Scooter didn’t look convinced.

The doctor handed me a prescription for pain medicine. “You’re probably going to have a nasty headache. If it gets any worse, come straight back in. Otherwise, make a follow-up appointment with your regular doctor for next week.” She patted me on the arm and walked out the door briskly.

Scooter slumped into a plastic chair by the side of the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. “I don’t know what I would have done if anything had happened to you.”

“I’m fine. It’s just a bump on my head.” I rubbed my forehead. Was it my imagination or had the bump gotten even bigger in the past five minutes? I shivered as I thought about how Jack had grabbed me as I’d tried to run away. “Have they arrested Jack yet for assaulting me?”

Scooter frowned. “Maybe we should have the doctor examine you again. You were hit by a coconut falling from a tree. Apparently, it happens more often than you’d think.”

“I know what I saw. I overheard Jack arguing with two men on the beach. They said if he didn’t pay them what he owed them, he’d end up just like the last guy. You know who the last guy is, don’t you? Captain Dan!”

Scooter pushed himself out of his chair, then paced around the room. “You think those guys killed Captain Dan?”

“They were scary guys,” I said. “The way they threatened Jack, I wouldn’t put it past them to be killers.”

Scooter got out his cell phone, dialed the police station, and explained what I had overheard. “Someone will be here soon to take your statement.”

I texted my mom to let her know that I was in the hospital. Oddly, she didn’t text back right away. It must have been bridge night with the girls. My stomach grumbled, telling me that I hadn’t had dinner. I wondered what they had done with our pizza when I didn’t pick it up. While I was contemplating the fate of unclaimed pizzas, Chief Dalton turned up.

“What’s this I hear about you being hit on the head by a coconut?” he asked.

“It wasn’t a coconut,” I said. “Jack Holt did this.”

He raised one of his eyebrows. “Why don’t we start from the beginning.” He took out his notebook and a pen. “I understand Mrs. Holt found you unconscious in the woods with a coconut beside you. Is that correct?”

“Well, since I was unconscious at the time, I can’t be sure, but that’s what they tell me,” I said testily. My stomach grumbled loudly.

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