Shadows in the Night by J. J. Franck

Author:J. J. Franck [Franck, J. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-10-22T04:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

It was late afternoon by the time Avery made it back to her apartment. As with yesterday, the day was overcast, and a light rain started to fall as soon as she left the cemetery. It was a befitting day for a funeral. All the while she rode back to her apartment, Avery thought about her funeral and wondered who would turn out. It was then she decided that cremation was the route she wanted her parents to take. There would be no visitation or church service, she would insist on that. Avery wanted it simple and not to have her parents mourn for her any longer than they had too. In reality, they had been grieving ever since she told them about her diagnosis. All Avery wanted was for their suffering to be over with and for her passing to be as simple as possible for them. It was the least she could do. Avery would have to write this all down and make sure they understood these were her wishes.

Once her mind was made up about the final send-off, Avery couldn’t help but think about what the two officers had said at the cemetery about Kirt. And now it made sense the line of questions that Captain Elliott was asking. She had toyed with the idea of giving him the key Kirt gave her that night. But then Avery remembered, Kirt was adamant that she should trust no one, did he even mean his Captain. What good was the key to her? She didn’t know what it unlocked. Avery didn’t know what she would do if possibly she discovered what it did unlock and there was incriminating evidence against Kirt. Would she have the heart to turn it over to Captain Elliott or would she protect Kirt’s reputation so his parents wouldn’t suffer further humiliation?

Avery was thankful once the taxi pulled into the alley and she could finally seek out the safety of her apartment. She now regretted attending Kirt’s funeral. In all actuality, if she hadn’t gone, she never would have been privy to the conversation about Kirt. And now the unsavory task of shielding his reputation by her decision about what to do with the key he gave her. It troubled her thinking about what it unlocked.

Avery knew once the press got wind of a possible investigation into Kirt being on the take, it would make front page news and his name and reputation would be fodder for the tabloids for days to come if not more. There was something about a cop on the take that brought out the worse in the press with their never-ending quest to get all the dirt on the individual no matter how insignificant. And if a retraction had to be written to clear up his name that would probably be posted on the bottom of page 14 off in a corner where no one paid much attention to those renunciations. It was a sad state of affairs, but one she understood completely.

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