No Justice by Nolon King & David W. Wright

Author:Nolon King & David W. Wright [King, Nolon & Wright, David W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling & Stone
Published: 2017-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31 - Jasper Parish

Jasper and Jordyn sat outside the two-story home with the white picket fence in Bay Hill, a gated community in the northernmost part of Creek County. The house belonged to Rachel Dodd, Paul’s ex-wife.

“Nice place,” Jordyn said. “She must have a good job. Sure as hell ain’t getting this on alimony from a teacher’s salary.”

Jasper hadn’t looked up Rachel’s job but agreed with Jordyn’s assessment.

“So, what’s the play?” she asked. “Why aren’t we calling the cops on this asshole now that we have his address?”

“Because we don’t know if he’s keeping Jessi in his house, right? You said you weren’t sure. If we call the cops and tip him off before knowing for certain, we might never find her. So, we talk to the wife, see what she knows, and maybe it helps us.”

“I still don’t understand why we need to talk to her. We know he’s guilty if we find the girl in his house. Is that what you’re worried about, proving his guilt? What if she’s still close to him? What if she calls him the second we leave and tells the asshole that some big black dude, maybe the same black dude that stole his wallet, was over asking questions about him? What then?”

“First off, I doubt they’re close. Call it a hunch. And second of all, just let me do things my way, okay?”

Jordyn smiled. “As long as you’re not looking for a reason to wuss out.”

“You sit in the car. I’ll be back.”

She sighed, threw her feet on the dashboard, and picked up her tablet. “Fine, I’ll be here reading. Try not to shoot anyone.”

He glared at her.

“Too soon?” Jordyn smiled, thinking she was cuter than she was.

“Did anyone ever tell you that you were nicer as a kid?”

Jasper closed the door and headed up the driveway, not waiting for his daughter’s smartass response.

It was six o’clock, and there were no cars in the driveway. Hoping that Rachel wasn’t at work, Jasper rang her doorbell and waited.

Shortly after he rang, a curtain beside the door parted and a brunette woman in her early forties peered outside.

“Yes?”

“Hi ma’am,” Jasper said, opening his wallet and showing the PI badge he carried as one of his many aliases. “My name is Cole Houser, and I’m a private detective working a missing child case. I was hoping you could help me?”

He waited through her pause, hoping he wouldn’t need to mention that this involved her ex-husband. That might scare her off. He figured the missing child case was enough to grease the cooperative wheels. Most people wanted to assist in a missing child case. Most people, however, didn’t want to discuss their ex. Probably doubly so if he was a pedophile child rapist/killer.

She opened the door.

“Sorry to disturb you,” Jasper said with a serious smile. “But I’m working on the Jessi Price case. Have you heard of it?”

Jessi Price was one county and an hour away, but it wasn’t as if there were so many

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