Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris

Author:Charlaine Harris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Chapter Fourteen

“Why?” I was taken aback.

“There’s some pictures you could look at. See if you could spot your fake doctor.”

I took a deep breath. “I don’t know how else to say this, Cathy. I didn’t see his face. I saw his back. I’m not going to accuse someone on the basis of his back.”

Robin held Sophie pressed against his shoulder. She was asleep. That was one good thing. “Up to you,” he said. He wasn’t any happier than I was, but he let the decision be mine.

“Cathy,” I protested. “You know I can’t identify him.” Knowing that, why did she want me to go through this charade? I could only figure she believed one of the pictures would spark a memory.

Brad Rodenheiser looked from Cathy, to me, to Robin. He seemed highly entertained. Watching people come and go on four screens and/or answering an occasional call from some location in the hospital must offer limited entertainment.

I was tired of being questioned, tired of being at the beck and call of the police, and most of all, unhappy that the problem still existed. I wanted the murderer to be caught. I wanted to see Virginia, know she was safe.

I realized that in the grand scheme of things, I had little to complain about. After all, Sophie and I were safe. Gossip might nip at Robin’s heels, but he could not be considered a serious suspect in Tracy’s murder.

“All right,” I said abruptly. No matter what Cathy’s scheme might be, I had to do everything I could to resolve the situation. “Robin, can you take Sophie home? Phillip texted me a minute ago, so I know he’s there. Then you can come to the law enforcement complex to bring me home. This shouldn’t take long.” I gave Cathy a pointed look.

“You sure you want to do this?” Robin said, doubt heavy in his voice.

I wasn’t sure, not at all, but if doing what Cathy wanted would get us closer to the truth, I would oblige. “See you in a few.”

Robin bent to kiss me, and I patted Sophie’s bottom very gently. Then they left, with the backup diaper bag. I watched them go, already regretting my decision. While I thought my own thoughts, Cathy watched the man walk out of the hospital over and over.

Cathy left the room to make a phone call, she said, and while I waited for her I had an unexpected conversation with Brad Rodenheiser.

“She’s a little thorny now,” he said, nodding his head at the doorway Cathy had gone through.

“What’s wrong with her? She’s so different,” I said in as low a voice as I could manage.

He looked a little surprised. “You don’t know about her sister?”

“No.” I was at sea.

“Annette’s in the psych ward here, had a breakdown.”

But then Cathy came back in, looked at us suspiciously, and snapped, “I think we’re ready to go now.”

“Sure,” I said, and trotted out of the hospital in her wake after thanking Officer Rodenheiser.

“He was just doing his job,” Cathy said over her shoulder as we made our way to the main entrance.

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