One Strange Accident by Kay Wyont

Author:Kay Wyont [Wyont, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946892263
Publisher: Journey Fiction
Published: 2019-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Chief Sanchez gazed out his office window, processing Randy’s briefing. When Frank started to fidget, Randy motioned for him to relax. Cool it, Frank! You’ll distract the chief. It may take a while for him to sort stuff out in his head, but once it’s locked in...prepare to be impressed!

Something must have clicked in his head, because Sanchez spun toward his desk, grabbed a notepad, and started looking something up on his computer. “Give me a minute. Feel free to discuss anything you want. I can listen and type at the same time.”

Randy shrugged. “I don’t think we have anything else to discuss, Chief. You know as much as we do right now.”

Danny eyed his partner. “Well, except you left out the part about how depressed Lloyd is. Maybe we should put him on suicide watch, so he doesn’t try the same thing Rick did.”

“Tell me what Beckman’s talking about, please. Is Carter suicidal?”

“I’m not sure, Chief. I was going to mention it before we left and see what you think. I picked up on the fact that Lloyd was depressed, and we talked about it for a while before we left. I got him to promise he’d talk to someone if he was seriously thinking of harming himself. I probably shouldn’t have, but I gave him my personal cell number and said he could call if he wanted to or felt like he needed to. He said he would. So, I’m not sure. It’s your call.”

“Well, I’m torn. Did he seem sincere when he promised?”

Randy thought for a moment. “Yes, but you know how that can change on a dime. I played the mother card. He’s close with his mom and I told him it would kill her if he did anything stupid, which it would.”

“Good call. Personally, I think we should wait.” The chief was writing on his pad and checking his computer. “It might be a risk to wait, but it’s probably a bigger one to put him under watch. It seems like he trusts you, and if that’s true, he’s probably safe for a while. At least until we get this thing sorted out and get him out of there.”

“Get him out of there?” Frank asked. “Does that mean you think this might not be his fault?”

“I don’t think any of them were at fault, but we won’t know for sure until we investigate. I’m leaving the door open for there being nothing to our suspicions, but I’m pretty sure we’re on the right track. I think Lloyd will be walking out of jail, and I hope Caldwell survives to enjoy his freedom. And, good job on Lloyd, Randy. I’d have given him my phone number too. You were correct. He probably needs to feel like somebody cares.”

“Thanks, Chief.”

“Done!” Chief Sanchez turned away from his computer. “We know for sure that Caldwell and Carter went to the same weight loss clinic. We know Hank was dieting, but we don’t know where he went. And we also don’t know about the pilot, the fireman, or the school bus driver.

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