Playing With Fire by Dirk Greyson

Author:Dirk Greyson [Greyson, Dirk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63477-910-4
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-11-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

BARTY COULDN’T help smiling even though he knew he should keep his mind on his work. Thankfully he just had classes on Tuesday and Wednesday this term, but he still called his department head and explained some of what was going on. Barty didn’t say anything about being shot at. That was something he wasn’t ready to talk about, except with Jim or maybe Nicole. At the moment he didn’t want his supervisor analyzing him, and Barty knew he would. After all, he was a leading expert in clinical psychology.

“That sounds like an amazing research opportunity.”

“It is.”

“If you need me to, send over your lecture notes and I can deliver the lecture. What you’re doing is important.”

“Well, the thing is that there’s the possibility the shooter has turned his attention to me. So I’m staying with one of the officers for extra protection. I’ll try to get into the city, but I doubt anyone here is going to let me travel anywhere alone.” He looked over at Jim, who gave him a thumbs-up and a very serious, protective look. “I’ll send over the material just in case. That way you’ll have time to review it, but it’s a seminar and they are well on their way into their projects, so it’s partly checking on their progress and making time to review their questions.” The lecture he was planning was on the psychosis surrounding the University of Texas bell tower shooter, but that was hitting a little close to home, so maybe Dr. Nelson would be best to present the material and lead the discussion.

“Just send it over, and I’ll be prepared.”

“Thank you.” Barty hung up and stayed in the conference room, watching as Captain Westin and Jim had a hushed conversation. Within seconds Jim grew pale and then white as a sheet. He did regain his composure, but something was definitely wrong. Barty stood and was about to find out what was going on when Captain Westin and Jim walked over to the conference room and came inside.

“We may have a break in the case. But I’d like your thoughts on this,” Captain Westin said as Jim sat. “We have closely analyzed the trajectory of the shots fired yesterday and have come to some conclusions. Jim has said that you believed one of the shots to have been directed at you, and the evidence bears that out. However, the other shot….” He glanced at Jim. “We believe the intended target of the second shot was his niece.”

“Mindy?” Barty asked, letting that information percolate through his brain. “It isn’t possible for her to have done anything to anyone—she’s three.”

“What the captain is trying to say is that there’s a possibility that the shooter was trying to hurt Deidre with that shot. But why?”

Barty gasped and tapped the side of his head. “Holy hell.” He turned to Captain Westin. “This is a break. I’m assuming that the shooter is the same as the other four, and since there aren’t that many shootings in New Cynwood each year, that’s a good guess.

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