Pursuits Unknown by Ellen Clary

Author:Ellen Clary
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SparkPress
Published: 2019-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

HARRIS TOOK a break to stretch and move around, giving them time to get over to the location.

Steve looked up. “And how goes the quest?”

“Would you believe they drove the containers all the way to Choran using a road truck?”

Steve frowned. “That’s weird, and indirect.”

Harris said, “I think it’s another smoke screen.”

Markus called in. “2217 is a funny road, I’m just verifying that I’m where I need to be.”

“You’re close, but keep heading north.”

After some more back and forth, Markus told him, “We have your quarry in sight.”

Harris said, “Oh, thank you so much. Let me know what you want on your pizza.”

“Oh, I will, but let me follow them for a bit,” Markus said.

About an hour later, Markus called. “Well, this is getting more curious.”

“Mmm?” Harris said inquiringly.

“They pulled off at a truck stop and then pulled into an unmarked warehouse building.”

Harris checked the map and the address information. It was just an average truck stop where you could get a meal, a bed, a movie, a restroom, and probably various social connections of varying intimacy. No mention of a warehousing business. He looked at the photos that Markus had sent. Nothing stood out. It was a basic beige metal building, the kind that your eye skips right over. The only curious thing was that its doors were closed and these types of buildings usually had open doors throughout the day. “Markus, were those doors open when the truck showed up?”

“Only when the truck arrived. The door rolled up and then appeared to swallow the truck.”

“Hang on while I contact Beth.”

Harris called Beth.

“Detective Hanscom?”

On the screen, Beth gave Harris that Do you have to be so formal? look and said, “Yes, Agent Consuelo’a. How may I help you?”

“I’ve had Markus from the Choran office tailing our containers, and they’ve pulled into an unmarked warehouse at a truck stop.”

“Any idea what’s going on in there?”

“None.”

Beth frowned. “Hmmm. I’m going to ask the Route Patrol if they know anything about it.”

“I just sent you the location information.”

“Good. Let me make a couple of calls and get right back to you.”

Beth rang off.

Markus said, “Okay, so I’ll grab a burger and watch my beige box. I’ll leave the camera on so you can watch with me.”

“Wouldn’t miss it,” Harris said.

Harris brought his own handheld out and took a break to throw a ball for Boomer.

After a bit, Beth called back. “Route Patrol doesn’t know anything, but the local police are interested. They’re going to send a detective over and they promise to contact Markus first and not give us away.”

“What sort of ETA are we talking about? I already owe Markus big time.”

“About fifteen minutes.”

“Markus is calling, okay if I conference you in?”

“Sure,” Beth said.

Both of their images appeared on the screen.

“Markus, I’ve conferenced you in w—”

Markus looked alarmed. “The truck-tractor is rolling out of the warehouse, but it’s hauling a different trailer set.”

Harris almost repeated his introduction before realizing that Markus could easily see Beth, and it suddenly didn’t matter. “WHAT? Those, those—”

“Sneaky bastards,” Beth said.

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