One Little Secret by Eliza Lentzski

Author:Eliza Lentzski [Lentzski, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781074016609
Published: 2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00

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My police boots squeaked on the linoleum floor of the Fourth Precinct basement as I came to an abrupt stop. Jason Ryan was sitting at my desk. He leaned back in my chair and rested his designer dress shoes on my desktop. I scanned the room for Sarah or Celeste or even Captain Forrester, but Ryan and I were the only ones in the office.

“Did you show up unannounced at the residence of Senator Richard Trask?” Ryan demanded.

I was surprised he’d found out so quickly, but there was no point in denying it. “Yeah,” I grunted. “The crime lab retrieved Kennedy Petersik’s cell phone records. She called the Senator’s house the day before she died.”

“Didn’t get very far with the Trasks, did ya?” he mused, a smug smile on his idiotic face.

I clenched my jaw. “No.”

“Did they teach you that technique in the Marines, Miller? Storm the beaches, guns blazing, at the first whiff of new evidence?”

His question didn’t require a response, so I didn’t give him one.

“The Senator’s office called the Inspector to chew him out,” he told me. “Apparently, his wife didn’t appreciate being interrogated about our case, even if it came from a goddamn national treasure like yourself.”

“I guess I should stick to questioning grieving families at funerals instead,” I retorted.

“Whatever,” Ryan scoffed. He removed his shoes from my desktop. “Just remember that we’re working on this case together. The next time you get new intel, I expect to be included.”

“Yeah, sure. You will,” I sighed. I didn’t have the energy for a fight.

Ryan popped to his feet. “Are you gonna start the paperwork or should I?”

“For what?”

“To assemble a grand jury.” Ryan grinned and rubbed his hands together. “If the Senator’s son still refuses to cooperate, a judge can hold him in contempt of court. He’ll go to jail until he agrees to talk to us.”

My eyebrows arched in surprise. “Geez, man. Isn’t that a little much? This kid is a minor player; he talked to our victim for four minutes.”

“It’s textbook overkill,” Ryan admitted, “but the Trasks don’t have to know that. They’ll be down here with their high-priced lawyer before you have time to kiss my ass for being so brilliant.”

Another long shot.

“If you say so,” I shrugged.

“Stick with me, Miller,” he winked. “I know all the tricks of the trade.”

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