The Bullet Theory by Sonya Jesus

Author:Sonya Jesus [Jesus , Sonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

10

On the Verge

Nolan Mills

“Morning, Doctor. You have four voicemails from Eleanor Devero, and two from her fiancé,” Cara informs me about three minutes after I come inside.

“Thank you,” I say after she spits off the rest of my messages. “Can you transfer me to Detective Dalton, please?” Women tend to be more long-winded and emotional than men, but men offer a better view of the timeline.

On the second ring, Kace picks up.

“Hello?” he answers with a strained voice.

Purposely, I wait a few seconds to test his patience threshold.

“Hello!” he clips, this time at a louder pitch, solidifying my ‘trouble-in-paradise’ theory.

“Hello, this is Dr. Nolan Mills. I’m returning your calls.”

“Oh…” He pauses, and due to the decrease in background noise, I assume, heads to a quieter place. “Sorry about that, Dr. Mills.”

“It’s all right. What can I help you with?”

“I need to schedule a session with you. Or maybe couple’s therapy … I don’t know. Your homework isn’t working.”

“Something happened,” I affirm and take a seat at my desk, extending my second drawer and removing one of the neatly stacked note cards.

“Yes, something fucking happened. Elle’s not getting better, or she was and she … she’s not ready to come back to work,” he says with finality.

“Detective Dalton, I’ve already sent in my recommendation to your captain.” I balance the receiver between my chin and shoulder and reach for one of the many identical, black ballpoint pens in the holder.

“I know, but I talked to her this morning, and she’s not ready.”

Twice. At the right-hand side of the page, I add a date and then a quick session summary while I listen to Kace’s labored breaths. “Can you explain to me why you believe your fiancée isn’t ready to return to work with you?”

“It’s not with me,” he clarifies. “It’s in general. She’s not ready to be here, at least not until things settle down on our end.”

I presume he’s speaking of my case. “Your captain tells me you need extra help with the investigation you’ve been working on, and her particular skill set can be useful. He said you had some suspects.”

“We can do it without her.” He grunts and slams something. “I don’t want her here interrogating anyone.”

“Perhaps we share the same concern.”

“What do you mean?”

“I did communicate my concerns with your captain. I’m not sure she’s fully capable of using her behavior interpretation abilities.”

“Why do you say that?” His tone adjusts, and his voice returns to the standard decibel, infused with concern.

“She exhibits a slower reaction time, and from my limited knowledge on the subject, micro-expressions last about half a second. This doesn’t mean she isn’t perceptive to other forms of body language, however. Thus, why I recommended reinstating her.” I pause to let that all sink in. “Perhaps, I was wrong. Can you give me a specific reason why you believe she isn’t ready? What happened?”

“We were getting ready this morning…”

As in something they did together. His pause suggests more to the story, so I guide the answer in the right direction.

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