Primary Target: a fast-paced murder mystery (Double Blind Book 2) by Dan Alatorre

Author:Dan Alatorre [Alatorre, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Great Oak Publishing
Published: 2020-11-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

As Carly drove, she called Lieutenant Davis.

“Hello, Detective.”

“We need to talk,” Carly said. “Now.”

“That’s no way to speak to your commanding officer, Carly.”

“We need to talk now, sir.”

Davis huffed. “Okay. I’m at the station. Come on in—but cool your jets.”

“I’m already on the way.” Carly ended the call and dropped her phone onto the passenger seat. Gripping the wheel, she stomped the accelerator.

* * * * *

Carly paced back and forth in Lieutenant Davis’ office, shaking her head. “I’m a street cop, sir. A field detective. Please help me understand the logic of what just happened.”

“I can see you’re upset—and rightly so.” Davis sat at his desk, leaning back, his hands folded over his lap. “We’re all . . . disappointed that the convenience store cashier’s lead didn’t pan out.”

Carly put her hand to her forehead.

“Behind the scenes, I’ve been assembling a team of experts to help us.” Davis rocked back and forth in his chair. “You saw some of them the other day, at the press conference. Dr. Stevens, people from the FBI and MacDill Air Force Base . . . people with the connections and clout, who can lend real insight into the mind of a sniper. Psychological input will be paramount here, and these are the best of the best. We’re planning to do interviews to show off their expertise to the public and get peoples’ fears calmed down again.”

“Show off?” Carly huffed. “This isn’t a high school play, sir. These are real people, and—”

“Dr. Stevens admits to discussing the case with her husband. That’s to be expected from time to time, I suppose. She told him a few things, and he was excited to have inside knowledge—and he went blabbing to the cashier. They’re both very embarrassed.”

“Ya think?” Carly put her hands on her hips. “He told us he flirted with the cashier because she seemed ‘into it.’ That almost got his head taken off.”

“He’s a scientist.” Davis folded his arms. “And he’s been married for quite a while. I guess he forgot what flirting looks like.”

“Sir, we had a news team arrive on-site. At Dr. Stevens’ residence. How—”

“Nobody knew they lived there.” Davis wagged a finger, getting to his feet. “It’s a short-term lease while their house on Bayshore is undergoing renovations.”

Officer Harriman knocked on the lieutenant’s door, holding a manilla folder. “Sir, you asked for copies of the preliminary interviews from Dr. Stevens and her husband?”

“Thank you, Harriman.” He took the folders and set them on his desk, looking at Carly. “As I said, this has all been quite an embarrassment.”

“It could have been much worse,” Carly said. “A news team? Lieutenant, this is—”

“Word of the operation must have leaked.” Davis sat down again. “It happens.”

Gritting her teeth, Carly turned to Harriman. “Mark, would you give the lieutenant and I the room, please?”

Harriman nodded, exiting the office and shutting the door behind him.

Carly turned to the lieutenant, lowering her voice as she leaned on his desk. “It wasn’t a leak.”

Davis recoiled. “Watch yourself, Detective.

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