The Tinseltown Murderer (Remington Mansion Mystery Book 2) by Maureen Driscoll

Author:Maureen Driscoll [Driscoll, Maureen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-12-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

“Dead,” said Blake, for at least the tenth time since Grant had told him about Agent Medway. Dora had brought him straight to Lawrence’s house after bailing him out of jail, still wearing his suit from the previous evening. He’d removed his tie, his jacket was ripped at the shoulder and his shoes were scuffed, though he still had movie star looks, despite not having slept much during his night in jail. “And she was an agent for the FBI. Did you know that?”

“No,” said Grant. “I’d been told we had someone undercover, but I had no idea who it was. Did any of you suspect she was anyone other than who she claimed to be?”

Dora, Lawrence and Blake all shook their heads. “No,” said Blake, as he rubbed his bloodshot eyes. “I used to marvel at her dedication to the cause, but I just figured she was a true believer. She told us she’d been a labor organizer in Dallas. It’s not like any of us checked up on her. I can’t believe the FBI was spying on us,” he said with an accusatory glare at Grant. “It’s seems a little un-American, don’t you think?”

“Not any more un-American than plotting to overthrow the government. You have to admit that the communists have caused a lot of serious damage through the years. What exactly happened last night?”

Blake paused for a moment, as if seeing the previous night’s events through new eyes. “The fighting was already going strong when Caroline – your agent – and I got to the street in front of the League. A couple hundred people were fighting, then the Hitler Youth came pouring out of the building, and they weren’t amateurs. They brought clubs and brass knuckles. We mostly had our signs from the protest.”

“That’s not all, from what I heard,” said Grant.

Blake grimaced. “Caroline brought bottles for Molotov cocktails.”

“She was the one who started that?”

“Yeah, though she didn’t have to work too hard to convince the rest of us. I don’t remember everything which happened at that point because there was a lot going on. Somebody threw the first one, then it was an out and out riot. Pretty soon I heard sirens and then the police showed up and started beating the communists.”

“They arrested some League boys, as well.”

“Yeah, but my bruised ribs are courtesy of a policeman’s nightstick.”

“Fortunately, they avoided your face,” said Lawrence. “Hollywood forgives communism but cannot abide a star who loses his looks.”

Blake grinned. “I’ll remember that for future demonstrations.”

“I’d advise you to avoid future demonstrations,” said Grant.

Dora looked up from checking Blake’s bruised ribs. “Do you think we’re in danger? Is the person who killed Caroline coming after us?’”

“It’s hard to say since we have no idea who killed her. But it’s a possibility. Someone from the League could have followed her home last night and killed her. The Silver Shirts are certainly capable of that. Or, it could’ve been a communist who realized she was a federal agent. It even could’ve been something personal, like a lover’s dispute.

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