The Last Lies (Kate's Story by C.C. Jameson

Author:C.C. Jameson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-988639-31-4
Publisher: Creative Communication Solutions Ltd.

By the time Kate parked near the starting line and entered the school where race officials had gathered, the air was buzzing with alarm.

Johnston spotted Kate, waved at her, and then approached.

“How fucking crazy is this shit?” he asked. “So much for a quiet assignment.”

His phone beeped before Kate had time to say anything. Not that she knew what to say anyway.

“Argh!” Johnston exclaimed.

“What’s wrong?” Kate asked.

“My son. I hate that he has a cellphone. He managed to talk his mom into getting one. He’s nine fucking years old! He doesn’t need a cellphone!”

Kate’s eyebrows and shoulders went up, but she kept silent as Johnston texted his son back. Once he finished his message, he looked at Kate again.

“So, he knows about the dead dogs. He’s worried about Rory, our dog.” He shook his head before adding, “Fuck!”

Kate nudged him on the shoulder with her fist. “Come on. Not much you can do about it. A lot of crazy energy around here. You want to step outside for a sec?”

Johnston nodded as he put his phone away.

The two of them exited the building just as a now-familiar face from Animal Control walked in.

“Hey, Jerry!” Kate said, stopping in the doorway, surprised to see him again.

“Officer Murphy… We seem to cross paths a lot these days. About that—”

“No. I wanted to thank you for reporting it.”

“I couldn’t not report it. Hope it didn’t make things worse for you, though.”

Kate didn’t want Johnston to overhear, so she changed topics. “You’re here for the dogs I assume.”

“Yep. It’s getting worse by the day, I swear.”

“Didn’t you say you hired two other people? Why is it that I only see you?”

He giggled before answering. “I’m the one in charge, so I get to pick and choose who gets what. Safe to say I no longer handle skunks and other stinky roadkill. I choose the calls that excite my curiosity instead. Like the one at your station, and now this…”

“So, what’s your take?” Kate asked.

“Crazy. I probably won’t be collecting any carcasses tonight unless some of the owners abandoned their dead pets behind, but I had to come as soon as I heard.”

Kate leaned closer to Jerry and lowered her voice, careful to avoid being overheard by the handful of civilians standing near them. “Between us, what do you think happened here?”

“Most likely poisoned. I’ve seen a shitload of large food bits and crumbs around dead birds, ducks, and squirrels. Probably some really fast-acting poison.”

“So, what now?” Johnston asked Jerry.

“No idea. I’ll just report to the race organizers. I doubt I’m needed here tonight, but when I saw it on the news, I simply couldn’t ignore it. Is the BPD doing anything about it now?”

Kate raised her hands in the air, shaking her head before exchanging looks with Johnston.

“Don’t know,” he said. “I’m afraid this is well beyond our pay grade.”

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