The Appointment Killer (The Revenge Series Book 2) by Remington Kane

Author:Remington Kane [Kane, Remington]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Year Zero Publishing
Published: 2019-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-One

KINGSTON, NEW YORK, LATE ON DAY THREE, TUESDAY, JULY 16th

The Kingston Police Department was spurred to action once Erica and Owens had explained the situation. Keith Pardo’s friends and work associates were all contacted and questioned. They were asked about the last time they had seen Pardo and if they knew of anyplace he might run off to if he were trying to get away from things.

Erica and Owens had joined with police to question the people in Pardo’s building. As Erica was talking to an overweight man named Burns in the doorway of his apartment, his teenage daughter came up to stand beside him. It was the girl that Pardo was sleeping with. The sixteen-year-old was willowy, with long blonde hair and large brown eyes. She was dressed for bed in a pajama set comprised of a graphic T-shirt and striped shorts. The shirt displayed a drawing of a bear inside a cave, along with the words, You call it sleep, I call it hibernating.

“What’s going on, Dad?”

“That lawyer who lives down the hall, Mr. Pardo, he’s missing. This lady is from the FBI and is looking for him.”

When Erica asked the girl, who was named Cindy, if she had seen Pardo over the last few days, Cindy shook her head no.

“When was the last time either of you saw him?”

Her father couldn’t remember, but Cindy said that it had been eight days.

“Eight days? That’s specific, why do you remember? Did something significant happen at the time?” Erica asked.

Cindy blushed slightly, gave a sideways glance at her father, and said, “No, nothing special.”

Erica studied the girl for a beat, then smiled at her father as she cleared her throat. “Mr. Burns, could I trouble you for a drink of water?”

“We’ve got bottled water, is that all right?”

“Yes, thank you, and while you’re getting that I’d like to ask Cindy about her ring. I have a niece who would love an emerald ring like that.”

Burns had been about to send Cindy off to fetch the bottle of water. Since Erica was interested in the ring, he went off to get it himself.

When he was out of earshot, Erica stared at Cindy. “It’s very important that we find Mr. Pardo. We’ve reason to believe that someone wants to kill him. If you can help in any way call me when you’re alone.”

Cindy said nothing.

Erica shoved one of her cards at her. The girl palmed it as her father returned. Erica thanked Burns for the water and gave him a card too, before telling them to have a pleasant evening.

Owens approached her and asked if she’d learned anything that might help. Erica said no, then looked back at Cindy’s apartment door.

“I’ve a suspicion that Keith Pardo might be involved with a teenage girl who lives in that apartment, but she’s reluctant to talk.”

“And if you pushed her, she definitely wouldn’t say anything. Did you leave her a way to get in touch?”

“I gave her a card. Even if something is going on there, she still might not know where he is.

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