The Elizabeth McClaine Thriller Boxed Set by Catherine Lea

Author:Catherine Lea [Lea, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780473345006
Publisher: Brakelight Press
Published: 2018-02-25T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

DAY TWO: 9:52 AM—ELIZABETH

Penny swerved the car at the last intersection and put her foot down. Up ahead they could see two police cars and a silver sedan, all with their doors open, and a circle of cops around Nancy Pattrenko. Everyone turned at the sound of the car racing up behind them and sliding to a halt in a cloud of dust and gravel. Delaney must have recognized it as Penny Rickman's because his face registered annoyance and he looked away.

Elizabeth threw open the door and got out, followed by Kay Heathers, who’d ridden with them. Striding angrily across to Delaney, she said, “So where’s Stacy?”

His eyes rose to a point a short distance in front of him, his patience clearly thinning.

He tucked his tablet into the front pocket of his jacket, looking set to leave. “Ms. Pattrenko says she left a couple of minutes ago. At least now we have a description of the car. We’ve put out an APB and have a police helicopter looking for her. Believe me, we’ll find her.”

She followed him across to the first police car. “What about Tyler? Is he okay? Where is he?”

He nodded toward Kay, who had already gone straight to the second police car where Tyler had been buckled in. She was bent to the open door, speaking softly and stroking back his hair.

Delaney rammed his hands into his coat pockets. “He’s fine. Kay Heathers will accompany him back to his foster home.”

Elizabeth watched in silence as Kay got in beside Tyler, passing her a sorrowful glance before closing the door, then turning her attention to Tyler.

The moment the car pulled out and passed them, Elizabeth rounded on Delaney, pointing back along the street. “What the hell happened back there? Why did Nancy Pattrenko bring him all the way out here?”

Delaney drew an irritated breath as he watched after the departing car behind her. He looked like he didn’t want to speak to her, but said, “That’s what I intend to find out, Mrs. McClaine.”

“I should hope so,” she said, following him as he walked back to his car. “And don’t think you’ve heard the end of this. I’m going to demand an inquiry into why this whole thing went so horribly wrong. You promised me this little boy would be in no danger. You told me—”

“Mrs. McClaine,” he said, cutting her off as he turned back to her, one hand on the open car door, the other on the roof. “You can do whatever you like.” Just as he started to get in, he added, “Oh, and by the way, it seems the governor and the police commissioner both agree that it would be in everybody’s interests if you were allowed to continue your investigations.”

“I see,” she said. “And when did this turn of events come about?”

He leaned one elbow on the roof of the car. “Well, it seems someone in your circle of friends had a word in Governor Straussman’s ear sometime last night. I guess it pays to know all the right people in the right places.

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