Thick Fog (Alexis Parker Book 18) by G.K. Parks

Author:G.K. Parks [Parks, G.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Modus Operandi
Published: 2020-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty

“Francisco Steele was inside the hospital. We still don’t know how he got in, but we will find out,” O’Connell declared to the officers clustered around the hospital security office. “Steele slipped past security, made it to the ICU, attacked Nurse Andrews, and stole his ID. According to the surveillance cameras posted on this floor, Steele exited the elevator, hid in the men’s room, and waited for an unsuspecting hospital employee to enter the locker room. From there, Steele changed clothes. We got lucky he only wanted to send Parker a message. He could have done anything.”

O’Connell rubbed his mouth, pacing in front of the assembled troops and giving each of them the evil eye. Lt. Moretti took over at that point, probably afraid his lead detective was about to lose it. Not that I blamed him.

“From now on, everyone is keeping his and her eyes open. This can’t happen again,” Moretti said.

“No, sir,” came a few mumbled responses.

Moretti ignored them. “The manhunt to find Steele continues. The BOLO’s been updated with our latest intel, but we need to know how he got inside. He didn’t drive, so how did he get here? These are questions we need answered. Even the tiniest detail might lead to his current location or indicate who his next target is. According to Parker, the threat is imminent. In fact, we might already be too late.”

I shuddered. “How’s Andrews? Did he remember anything else?”

“The nurse is shaken up, but he’ll be okay. He hasn’t been able to tell us anything we didn’t already get from the ICU surveillance footage.” Moretti glowered at the FBI agents who lingered in the back of the room. “Don’t you find it convenient Jablonsky had been moved to the SDU and the detail had been pulled prior to Steele stepping foot on the ICU floor?”

The agents didn’t say anything. They continued to stare straight ahead. Moretti didn’t trust the Bureau not to have leaks, but no one there would help an animal like Francisco Steele.

“He’s been watching us,” I said, “like he did from the boarded-up shop across from Cooper’s apartment. We need to find out when he arrived at the hospital. He might have been here for hours, maybe longer, biding his time and waiting to strike. Originally, I thought, since I went to pay him a visit in prison, he wanted to return the favor, but now I’m not so sure.”

“There’s a lot we need to figure out. And we have to do it fast. We have patrols and guards set up for a reason. We can’t let this happen again,” Moretti said, repeating himself.

I leaned my head against the wall and stared at the ceiling. This was my fault. Steele knew where I’d be and wanted to send me a message. I can get to you anytime I want.

Turning, I scanned the security logs. No one reported a missing or stolen access card, except Nurse Andrews. I asked the tech to show me the footage from the information desk and the lost and found from earlier.

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