Sea to Sky by R.E. Donald

Author:R.E. Donald
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Proud Horse Publishing
Published: 2012-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Hunter dropped Meredith off back at the entrance to the Coast Peaks Hotel, and decided a visit to the RCMP detachment was in order. He hoped that Staff Sergeant Blackwell was in a better frame of mind, or that perhaps he could connect with the younger detective, Colin Pike, for an update on the case. The information he’d just received from Meredith could be the lead they needed to take the investigation to another level.

He stamped the snow off his boots while holding the front door open for a middle aged couple. The woman was so busy talking, and the man so busy listening, that they totally ignored Hunter’s polite gesture. “I can’t believe they won’t even fingerprint the car. That camera was worth over two hundred dollars, and I want it back,” she was saying.

He had just taken a seat in the waiting area and was about to check for messages on his cell phone when Sergeant Pike showed up at the counter and motioned him to follow. Shane Blackwell was seated behind a desk, and nodded a curt greeting.

“I was just filling Colin in on our morning’s adventure. I would love to get my hands on that gun, but trying to find it in a mountain full of snow would be a waste of manpower. I don’t even think we’ll find it after the snow melts – barring incredible luck – given the territory we’d have to cover.” He rubbed his jaw. “The conference will be over in two days, if the perpetrator hasn’t left Whistler already. Anything new your end?”

“Our PI from California has shared a little information from her investigation that might be a good lead,” Hunter began. Colin’s eyebrows went up. “You’ve interviewed Todd Milton, a friend and former coworker of the victim’s?” He waited for a nod. “He may have been involved in some kind of scheme with Mike Irwin, possibly something to do with bribes or kick backs – fairly substantial ones. Six figures, from the sounds of it.”

“He actually told her about it?” asked the older detective.

“She said she posed as a newcomer to the business, and kind of came on to him. He fell for it, and wanted to play the big shot, so he told her about some of the unofficial perks of a purchasing position that involved negotiating large aerospace contracts. Mike Irwin’s name came up, but Milton stopped short of implicating himself.”

“Espionage?” The two detectives exchanged glances.

“Of a sort. It didn’t involve handing over engineering or technical secrets, but it did involve revealing secrets related to competitive bids and supply contracts.” Hunter sat back, letting the information sink in, waiting for one of the detectives to respond.

Shane leaned forward. “So the PI thought this Milton character might have killed our vic? Is that it?”

“What he told her speaks to motive,” said Hunter, “but not necessarily his.”

“So if this is a lead, where do you figure it’s leading?”

“If Todd Milton has a Whistler ski pass, he’s worth looking at more closely.

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