The Fragile Ones: An absolutely gripping mystery and suspense novel (Detective Katie Scott Book 5) by Jennifer Chase

Author:Jennifer Chase [Chase, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838888954
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2021-03-07T18:30:00+00:00

Katie hurried to the forensic lab, leaving her notes spread out all over her desk and part of McGaven’s too. She hoped he would arrive soon to hear what John had to say firsthand.

She slowed her pace and took a breath before entering John’s exam lab. He was at the far corner, on one of the new computers with a screen as large as a TV.

“Have you been avoiding me lately?” said John, never averting his eyes from the computer.

That stopped Katie dead, rattled her a bit. “Not at all,” she said.

He looked at her and smiled, which was unusual for such a serious guy. “Sorry I had to leave your party early. I had quite a bit still to do here.”

“It was nice of you to come.”

“I love your place. It reminds me of my folks’ house growing up in Tennessee.”

Katie was taken aback—that was the most personal information that John had ever expressed about himself. She didn’t know how to respond.

“Looks like you’ve been busy. We received a lot of stuff for processing from Rock Creek PD last night. I was wondering if you would check this list to make sure,” he said.

“I know it’s a bit sketchy how they handle things.” Katie walked over to his workstation.

John grabbed a couple of papers and turned on his stool. “Here you go.”

Katie began to read down the list. Everything appeared correct, except…

“What’s the matter?” said John.

“This small photo album.”

“What about it?”

“It wasn’t at the house when we searched and documented everything. I saw this album when I visited with Mrs. Mayfield the day before. It was in the girls’ room. But it wasn’t there yesterday. I remember noticing as I’d asked her to ID the people in it… What do the notes on it say?”

John found the evidence bag. “It says it was photographed and collected from the top of the desk in the living room.”

“That’s not possible,” said Katie.

“What’s the timestamp?” he asked.

“It says it’s at the same time everything else was collected.” Katie reread the list carefully. “I don’t understand. That’s not true. It wasn’t there when I looked around the crime scene.”

“Who collected the evidence?”

“The local police officers, but I directed them and I’m telling you, I know what was at the house.” Katie looked around the room as if an answer would materialize. It didn’t. “Someone must have put it in with the rest of the evidence. Either the morgue technician, one of the two police officers, or the chief.”

“Anyone else have access?”

“No. Just me and McGaven.”

John put his hand on her arm. “I know this is weird. Let’s move forward for now and then come back to the photo album later, okay?”

Katie looked at John. He had always been a good friend and held her in high regard—they shared the fact they were military vets. There was some type of chemistry between them, but neither had acted on it. It was simple. Katie loved Chad. He was the love of her life.

“You okay, Katie?” he asked.

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