Reilly 12 - Show No Fear by O'Shaughnessy Perri

Author:O'Shaughnessy, Perri [O'Shaughnessy, Perri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781416548676
Google: 3uvSW9nHwbwC
Amazon: 141654867X
Publisher: World Pubns
Published: 2008-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

CARLOS SANTIAGO HAD TAKEN UP A POSITION IN THE GLOOM of the doorway, holding Lucinda in his arms, his expression dire. From her vantage, Barbara Santiago could not see her husband. Her husband on the other hand, observed her with single-minded intensity.

Her words tumbled out. “Richard felt bad about neglecting his only child. He saw an opportunity to make a connection. I saw a picture of Nina Reilly once when he was burning papers in the wastebasket. He said, ‘Why can’t she let me see him? What’s so bad about me?’ He seemed so injured. Tell me, Detective, do you think Nina Reilly killed him to keep him away from her family?”

Maybe you killed him, Paul thought. Maybe he didn’t want to be saddled with a married woman with an infant that wasn’t his own. Maybe he was afraid of Carlos. Maybe he found someone new. Maybe he wanted to mend things with Nina. Damn, no, he didn’t want to think that kind of thought. “To return to today. What did you hear?”

“A shot, then a short pause, then another shot, blasting through the place. Everyone in the building heard them.”

“Anybody cry out?”

She shook her head. “No, no sounds like that.”

“At what time?”

“Well, I was up nursing the baby. It was just after six this morning, I think.”

“Did you look at a watch? Notice a clock?”

“No, but I was going to put the turkey in the oven at seven, so I was up good and early.”

“Where were you, Mr. Santiago?”

“At the gym.”

“Carlos goes to the gym on Thursdays at five a.m. most mornings. He already left,” Mrs. Santiago said.

“Which gym?”

“Gold’s, not too far up the road.” They took down the details. They would check.

“And you, Mrs. Santiago? What did you do after you heard the shots?”

“I was freaked. I mean, gunshots in our building? It seemed impossible. Here’s a strange thing. You hear something like that, you automatically want to know what’s going on. I stepped toward the front door, then realized that was an insane thing to do. I had the baby! I made sure the door was locked. I just got on the phone then and called the police.”

“Smart choice,” Armano said.

“Lucinda screamed and screamed. I’ve heard about stray bullets so I got in the bathtub then in case more shots might come our way. I could see out the bathroom window. I have a view of the entrance if I lean out a little, and that’s what I did. It was only a couple of minutes after the shooting. I saw someone leave.”

“You had time to check the door, call the police, get in your bathtub, and look out the window, all in two minutes?” Paul asked. He was getting excited. A witness!

“I don’t know. Not long. But, see, whoever shot Richard had to get downstairs and out the door. It would have taken some time. Honestly, I’m starting to feel kind of sick right now. It’s all so awful.”

She shook her head, wiped a tear away.

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