The White Iris by Susanne Matthews

Author:Susanne Matthews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2016-01-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Trevor and Tom exited the elevator at the garage level. Despite the fact that the garage was heated, it was cold, too damn cold for mid-October. Trevor blew on his hands, wishing he had gloves. According to Julie and the Internet, it was warmer in Alaska than in Boston. Go figure.

“It’ll take twenty minutes to get there,” Tom said turning on the lights and the siren. “Amos is on his way. I feel like I’ve been out of the loop for weeks instead of a day. What happened in Washington?”

“Not much.” It was hard running an investigation when everyone was scattered—easy to forget they weren’t all on the same page. It wouldn’t get any easier when he joined Julie in Kodiak, either. “I don’t trust a man I can’t look in the eyes. I can’t figure out how he got to be part of the president’s inner circle. Anyway, he cross-examined me about the team—knew more than I thought he should’ve about Lilith. Suggested Rob should’ve been benched—conflict of interest and that, as a foreign national, the country couldn’t afford Jacob.”

Tom laughed. “I heard Hamilton bought his seat at the table with campaign contributions. If we’d benched Rob, Faye would’ve been a goner, and as far as Jacob goes, he’s probably richer than L.D. Hell, bet his credit rating’s higher than our government’s. Knowing about Lilith is strange, though, since she kept herself out of the limelight.”

“I know, but he knew about her undercover job and the fact that something had gone wrong. That’s a sealed file. The son of a bitch even knew about Julie and me. I answered some questions, but not all of them, since a few made me uncomfortable. I actually lied a couple of times. If he ever figures that out, I’ll be fired and probably charged with treason for deceiving the president, but I went with my gut. He asked about the bodies, women, children, and the other prisoners. Can you believe it? He suggested we should just turn them all over to the Prophet—he referred to them as criminals.”

“What an ass. Sure, a nine-month-old baby and his mother are criminals. Do you think the president would support that?”

“No, and he admitted as much.”

“What else did he want?”

“A full briefing on the Prophet. I didn’t pull any punches in my opinion of the man.”

“Complimentary, were you?”

“Hardly. At one point, I’m pretty sure I struck a nerve.”

“How so?”

“Hamilton got angry and rubbed his neck as if he had a headache. Calmed down almost immediately. I told him about the oleander poisonings and the missing body. He seemed surprised we’d discovered anything about Becca. When he wanted details, I mentioned Thaddeus’s service record, nothing about Jacob identifying her. In fact, I was careful not to mention Jacob’s personal connection to the case. I’m positive I didn’t mention the gravemarkers only had first names on them, but he knew that. I’d sure like to know who does his legwork. I’d hire him, too.”

“It’s hard to find good help these days,” Tom said, “but you’re stuck with us.

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