No Way to Die by Grayson M. D

Author:Grayson, M. D. [Grayson, M. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Hard-Boiled
ISBN: 9780984951826
Google: qymALwEACAAJ
Amazon: B008N1YI5Q
Goodreads: 18893918
Publisher: Cedar Coast Press
Published: 2012-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

I LIVE ABOUT five blocks from my office, so rather than drive, I decided to walk. I hoped that the cool night air would help me get things straight in my mind. To a pretty large extent, it did. I think there’s something about the perspective you take in looking at a problem that determines your outlook. For some reason, when I’m lying in bed, inactive, problems seem bigger and more insurmountable than they should. In the morning, when I’m awake and firing on all cylinders, these problems turn back into mere obstacles—obstacles that will yield to proper planning and execution. Monday morning, I was ready to tackle my problems head-on.

It took me fifteen minutes to get to the office. I was just reaching for the door when I noticed that it was already unlocked. I froze for a moment. This wasn’t good. I could see through the glass door that the lights were off inside. I stepped back away from the door and pressed up against the wall. I reached for my cell phone to dial 9-1-1, but the thought hit me that if I simply had these guys busted, they’d clam up and I’d never know who they were or, perhaps, what they were after. I decided I’d do a little recon first.

I reached down and drew my handgun. I keep it in a belt holster in what we call Condition One—gun cocked, bullet in the chamber, safety on. I held the gun in a standard low-ready position—arms in tight, gun pointed down.

It was completely quiet outside, the silence broken only by the sounds of traffic on the I-5 freeway half a mile to the east.I scanned the parking lot, searching for lookouts. If there were any out there, they’d have probably already seen me and might have informed the people inside that someone was coming.

I hadn’t noticed anyone when I walked up, and fortunately, I didn’t see any car now that looked like it might have held a lookout. The parking lot lights were bright enough to illuminate the insides of the half-dozen cars parked there so early in the morning. All looked to be empty. I turned my attention back to the door.

I visualized the interior layout of our office. We’re situated on the second floor, at the far south end of the building. The lobby is off the front door, right when you walk in. The only things in the lobby are a desk and a couple of chairs, so it’s unlikely any bad guy would be there. Getting inside into the lobby, then, and getting the door closed behind me would be my first objective.

Once inside, the office layout runs east to west. A long central hallway extends from the lobby to the back door, with my office located on one side of the hallway and the conference room on the other. In between are offices paired off across the main corridor from each other for Doc, Kenny, and Richard, plus one more office that we use as a workroom.

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