Ready to Die (Sam Leroy Book 5) by Philip Cox

Author:Philip Cox [Cox, Philip]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

Leroy put the paper bag down on the Watch Commander’s desk.

‘Here you go, Double-R.’

Lieutenant Ronny Rosenberg looked up.

‘I don’t recall it being my birthday.’ He picked up the brown paper bag and pulled out the breakfast burrito.

‘For your help yesterday,’ Leroy said. ‘In getting those two uniforms to get in touch.’

‘Much appreciated, Sam. And you’re welcome.’ Rosenberg took a bite and nodded. ‘It’s good. Might have to warm it up a tad. No bacon?’

‘No bacon, no sausage. I picked it up on the way in. Go for it.’

‘Did they find the guy for you?’

‘They did.’

‘But?’

Leaning on the doorframe, Leroy shrugged.

‘I’m not sure it helped us any. The vic in the case Ray and I are on, way back in the day he lived with this guy, a younger guy. Before he married his first wife.’

‘Lived with, as in lived with?’

‘That’s the inference. He was a few years younger than our vic, and wouldn’t have looked out of place on Baywatch.’

Rosenberg laughed.

‘You’re showing your age now, Sam. You think there’s some connection?’

‘Probably not, but it was worth looking into.’

‘One mother of a coincidence, though. MO the same?’

‘Nah. David Hasselhoff was bludgeoned to death with a replica Oscar.’

‘A what?’

‘Don’t ask. Our vic, though, died of gunshot wounds. So, I think, yeah, you got it, one mother of a coincidence. The guy we were looking for was charged with the murder.’

‘Only charged?’

‘The DA wouldn’t proceed. Insufficient evidence.’

‘Is that right? Who was on it?’

‘Two guys called Gomez and Thorne. From Hollywood Station.’

Rosenberg frowned.

‘Gomez and Thorne. The names don’t mean anything to me.’

‘Both ex-badge now. Gomez moved out to Florida, and Thorne works as a security consultant or something over at the tar pits. Ray and I spoke to him as well, but he couldn’t help. Neither could Wu.’

‘Wu?’

‘Chuck Wu. The guy they figure did it. He had pled to a similar break-in; Gomez and Thorne figured that meant he did it, and booked him.’

Rosenberg picked up his cold burrito.

‘I need to heat this now. I’d make sure you and Quinn are out of the office today,’ he added quietly, standing in the doorway with Leroy. ‘There are two guys from IA on the premises.’

‘IA? Why?’

‘Not sure, but rumour has it that one of the detectives has cried sexual harassment.’

‘No shit? Who? And about who?’

‘Don’t know and don’t know.’

‘There are three females on the squad. I wonder which one it was? Where are they now, the IA guys, I mean?’

‘I think they’re just talking to anybody they can find at this time, just to see if there’s any mileage in the accusations.’

‘That’s all I need. I think I’ll just pick up Ray then we’re outta here.’

‘Good plan. By the way, what’s all this I hear about you buying a house?’

‘Jesus, can’t a guy keep anything to himself?’

‘So it’s true, then? Where is this house?’

‘Still in Venice, but I can’t stay in the same place for ever, can I?’

‘Guess not.’ Rosenberg held up the brown paper bag. ‘Thanks for the burrito, by the way.’

Leroy headed along the corridor to the Homicide Desk.

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