Over the Line by Kelly Irvin

Author:Kelly Irvin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2019-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Not just dead. Murdered. Eli parked his Charger next to Chris’s Honda CR-V in the Webb County medical examiner’s office parking lot and turned off the engine. According to the reporter’s source, Larry Teeter had been killed in a public execution in a Laredo mall parking lot. The ride over had been mostly silent, with Gabby staring out her window while Eli endeavored to keep up with Matthews, who drove his own car. Deacon followed behind the Charger.

The medical examiner’s building had been constructed after Eli left Laredo. Beyond the airport on Highway 59 past Casa Blanca Lake got him to the general vicinity. Matthews did the rest. Her face white and taut with emotion, Gabby seemed lost in thought. She probably wondered, as he did, how a man so bulging with muscle and so healthy, could be lying on a morgue slab only a few hours later.

“Are you ready for this?”

She turned and faced him. Her eyes were bloodshot. Lack of sleep or emotion. Or both. “Did we do this?”

“They likely were watching him anyway.”

“Then he talked to us and they killed him?”

“Or the mole in the task force thought he was getting too close to the truth and shut him up.” He shoved open his door. “I don’t suppose you’ll stay here and let me find out.”

“In your dreams.”

“You’ll be the one with the nightmares.”

“I’ll just add it to my collection.”

Something else they shared. Other people collected state plates. Law enforcement folks collected nightmares. “I know.”

Matthews had his backpack over one shoulder as he led the way up the sidewalk and knocked on the door. Deacon crowded him. The two were practically salivating at the thought of a story, even as they endeavored to show proper respect for the dead agent.

“The ME is closed to the public, but this murder will bring out the reporters.” Matthews dropped his keys into a pocket on the backpack and withdrew his phone. “Plus the investigating officers, his family, if he has any. I’ve got a colleague and a photographer at the scene. They’ll let us know what’s going on there. Someone will let us in.”

“Did they say if the body had been transported here?”

“No, my source did. The cops are still cleaning up the scene, but I figure you don’t want to be late to this party. You’ll learn more here.”

“It’s not a party.” Gabby’s voice cracked. She turned and stared at Highway 59 in the distance. Cars raced by, their drivers oblivious to the tragedies over which a doctor presided at this tan, one-story, fake-adobe building. “It’s not a party.”

“I know. Sorry. Newsroom speak.”

Like cop speak.

Another sharp rap and a young Hispanic man in dark-blue scrubs shoved the door open. “How is it possible you got here this quick? Like vultures attacking roadkill.”

“Love you too, Mike. You remember Deacon Alder from back in the day?” Matthews cocked his head toward Eli and Gabby. “Mike is an autopsy technician. Mike, this is Homicide Detective Eli Cavazos and an interested citizen. They have questions for Cady.

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