The Lies You Told by Emerald O'Brien

Author:Emerald O'Brien [O’Brien, Emerald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Emerald O'Brien

Chapter Twelve

As they passed the sign to South Bend, a small piece of a waning moon hung high in the sky, and headlights shone against the asphalt ahead, guiding them down Crow River Road between the pines.

Grace turned the music down. “You’ve seen the news reports, and you know what he was convicted for. That’s just what the public knows about him. He’s dangerous, and since you don’t have the training, I need you to be my eyes and ears. What does the satellite map show above the Leman’s home?”

Madigan clicked on the plus button to zoom in. “Three structures on the property. The main house, a structure behind it, like a big shed or workshop, and then far back behind the tree line, there’s something, but I can’t see it clearly. It won’t zoom in that far without getting all pixelated and blurry.”

“If the police got a warrant and checked the property, then great. If not, we can’t wait around. Tommy had over half a year to think about revenge from his prison cell, and Tina had two weeks to prepare for him to be released. I’m sure she was angry, even worried for the people he would come into contact with. Did she worry he would come after her too? Is that what Rhett was talking about, when she wasn’t acting like herself?”

“Why wouldn’t she have told him about Tommy? I know she wouldn’t want to worry him, but—”

“Rhett seems to mark a clear line between their personal and professional lives,” just like I tried to do with Mac, “and I could see how she wouldn’t want to worry him—or upset him.”

“It’s not right, though. If she loved him, trusted him, she should be able to tell him anything.”

“She should. I’m going to keep my call connected to you the whole time, and if you see anyone come out of the home, or walking around, you tell me.”

Madigan nodded. “Where else will you look?”

“Somewhere just outside the property lines with cover like trees and brush. There are so many places they could keep her out here.”

Or get rid of her body.

No. I won’t go to that dark place. It won’t do me or Tina any good.

“And what if they’re outside?”

Grace sighed. “They might be. Then we go back. I’m not looking to confront the Lemans. We want to find Tina.”

“There’s a back road, and you’ll have to cross a cornfield to get to their property, but no one lives on the road back there, and the field will be empty this time of year.”

“I don’t even want us driving past the house for the Lemans or the police to see. Tell me about a back way to that road.”

Madigan nodded and zoomed in on the map as they approached the bar on the left. “So it’s going to be a left on Haverford Road, and then a right on Concession 2—that’s the road we’ll park on and—”

“There,” Grace said, taking her foot off the gas. “That’s Jared Leman’s license plate.

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