The Gift by Kim Pritekel

Author:Kim Pritekel [Pritekel, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sapphire Books Publishing
Published: 2018-09-15T07:00:00+00:00

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“Let me get this straight. You’re telling me we have a mother who was mutilated like she had drinks with Jack the Ripper. We have a father who was murdered,” he said, his voice rising with each person. “And we have a four-year-old child who was left to hang from a fucking ceiling fan,” he said, whirling his finger round in a circle above his head. “Like he’s a goddamn pine tree deodorizer hanging from my fucking rearview mirror?” He slammed large hands on his desk as he loomed over it, glaring down at Catania and Oscar who sat on the opposite side.

“Yes. Sir—” Oscar began.

“And then,” the sergeant continued. “You have some guy who blows his fucking head off in a public park who is connected to those aforementioned people. There is a gun next to him. There is a bottle that you tell me is part of a six-pack from the other murder scene. And yet…” He slammed his palm on the desk, startling Catania. “And yet not one goddamn fingerprint? Not one?” He looked to Catania then Oscar and settled on Catania again. “Do you know how to do your job?”

“Sir—” Oscar tried again.

Price glared at him. “I asked you a question, Detective. Do you either of you bozos know the heat the captain is putting on me over this? Not to mention the Murphy woman. You two sitting around with your thumbs up your ass?” He glared at each in turn. “Give me one good idea or one bit of good news before I throw you both back to runnin’ patrols.”

“Sir,” Catania said, doing her best not to smack her superior. He’d always been an asshole but had been particularly difficult lately. “I think we need to do a press conference.” She wilted slightly at the look that was suddenly aimed at her.

“A press conference,” the large black man said, a condescending smirk on his face. “Really.”

“Yes.”

“Because that’s exactly what we need. We need the public to see we can’t do our fucking jobs so they have to do it for us!”

Biting so hard on the inside of her cheek she tasted blood, Catania held firm. “Sir, we’ve hit an impasse. Whoever did this covered their tracks incredibly well. I think we need to expand this out to the public, see what they saw, what they know.” She cleared her throat. “I also think we should include Megan Murphy’s white Subaru with the information we’re releasing.”

“That went out already, Detective.”

“Yes, sir, I know. I called the Pueblo Chieftain myself.” Catania’s tone was more biting than it should be, but she’d had it with this guy. She and Oscar had been doing everything they could, pulling out every trick in their little bag of legalities to solve these cases. “I believe the white Subaru may be involved.”

Price flopped down, the old desk chair groaning under his bulk. He crossed his arms over his chest, eyes never leaving her. “Give me your reasoning.”

“Kevin Tanner’s wife said he’d told

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