The Green Line by E. C. Diskin

Author:E. C. Diskin
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Retail, Suspense, Thriller, Fiction
ISBN: 9780988890602
Publisher: Wells Street Press
Published: 2013-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

ABBY sat in the conference room staring at the frozen television screen. She called Marcus in a panic. He picked up on the third ring and sounded glad to hear from her.“Detective, something’s happened.”

“What’s up, Abby?”

“Something’s going on here. I don’t know what to make of it.”

“Just start at the beginning.”

“I just ran into Ali Rashid’s attorney. The one I had found him. We were at the courthouse. Anyway, he said Ali had brought him some security tapes from his store. He offered to give them to me and they just arrived.”

“Okay?”

“Officer Reilly is on tape, coming in for coffee and finding drugs, and arresting this kid.”

“Okay.”

“I recognize the kid! He’s been to my house. Three times now. I don’t know who he is or what he wants. He always comes when I’m not home. He yells my name. It’s weird. He tried to get my neighbor to let him in, saying he was my cousin. I saw him yesterday as I was walking home and I yelled out to him, but he ran off.”

“Why didn’t you call me?”

“I didn’t think of it. I mean, it never occurred to me that he could have something to do with Ali. I didn’t know what to think. I just thought it was some punk.”

“Where are you now?”

“I’m at the firm.”

“I want to see those tapes.”

“Can you get here now? I’ve got a monitor and player set up in the conference room. I’m on the fiftieth floor.” She had requested the room and equipment to go over video depositions all afternoon. “It’s private.”

“I’m not exactly dressed to come to your firm right now. I’m in my ’hood wear.”

Abby enjoyed the reference. She could picture it. It was quite a transformation even though it was just a matter of wearing clothes that fit and losing the jewelry.

“Just take off that giant medallion. No one will really see you anyway if you come to this floor. There’s no main reception. The conference room is right off the elevator banks. You’ll see me.”

“Okay. I’m on my way.”

MARCUS and Abby watched the footage: It was the same kid. Arrested twice and he was on the tape moments before drugs were found at the coffee station.

“So if this kid planted drugs at Ali’s store, why would he come to your house? How would he know about you?”

“I don’t know. What if he comes back?”

“You call the cops. I’d say call me, but a local cop could get to you much faster.”

“Have you found anything out?”

“Only that the bartender of Reggie’s thinks he’s being framed. The kids in the neighborhood say he’s not a drug dealer. Apparently police officers came in weeks before that night, harassing him and the patrons, allegedly finding drugs. He’s now up on two separate charges. He assumes he’s screwed. He might be right.”

Abby sat with her notepad and pen, sketching her thoughts as they talked. “So we’ve got three people dead. All bodies found by Reilly. Both crime scenes allegedly connected to drug trafficking. Both properties seized.

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