Shiny Things by Samantha Price

Author:Samantha Price
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

“Didn’t I mention it?”

“You said nothing about a warrant.” She had thought it was going to be just the two of them and if a warrant was coming from somewhere, someone had to be bringing it.

“I’ve got the local police coming soon and I had the email I got earlier today from Judge Wryner emailed to them.”

“Oh, I didn’t realize.”

He took a step closer. “Gretel, if we don’t do things by the book there’s no point. If we find the diamonds on the premises and we have no warrant it won’t go down well in court. It won’t count if it’s unlawful entry. In my career I’ve seen too many criminals walk because of improper procedure.”

“Got it.” She nodded. “I don’t think of all those things. I just want him to be found with the diamonds.” In her mind, things had played out differently. She’d brought her lock picking tools and then she thought she’d break in after they’d argued about it, that he’d finally agree to her picking the lock, and then they’d search every inch of the place. “How long will they take to get here?”

He glanced at his watch. “They should be here any time now.”

Just then they heard cars. A police car appeared through the trees, followed by another one.

Jack walked over to meet them when they pulled up. They introduced themselves while Gretel stood back. Then the uniformed officers moved ahead of him and knocked on the door again. They yelled out, and then they entered the premises by kicking down the door.

When the four police officers walked into the house, Jack turned to Gretel. “Are you coming?”

“Sure.” She walked past the broken lock. If they’d asked her, she could’ve got them in without destroying anything, but that clearly wasn’t the way they did things. There was a faint smell of smoke and she walked over to the fireplace. “There’s been a fire here recently.”

“Strange ... it’s not cold enough yet for that,” said Jack.

“It gets cold at night, and the fire might not have been for keeping him warm. He might have been burning something. Documents, evidence, who knows?”

“True. They’ll collect the ashes and have them sent for testing.”

She walked to the kitchen, opened the fridge and picked up a partly-consumed carton of milk. “Two days until its use-by date.” He always had milk in his coffee. “Someone has been here recently. What if he’s just gone out somewhere and he’s coming back?”

“He’ll get a big surprise. I wonder if the diamonds are stashed in here somewhere or buried outside like you suggested?” He walked closer to her. “I’ll have them look around and see if there’s any sign of anything being freshly dug.”

“Can I look around out there now?”

He nodded. “It wouldn’t hurt.”

She walked out of the cabin and unease skittered down her spine. Was she being watched? She looked around. Nothing could be seen beyond the cabin but trees. She walked around the house looking for suitable areas where he could’ve buried the diamonds.

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