Third Strike by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

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Unlike Hudson, who seemed happy to talk to us, Candy greeted us with a look of mistrust. She began the interview by reminding us that she only had a few minutes, and despite Jack’s attempts to charm her, she wouldn’t smile or even look us in the eye. Her answers were carefully considered, the information she was willing to share both sparse and guarded.

Jack started off by asking her about her friendship with Heather, then segued into questions regarding Hudson and her relationship as a couple with Trey and Heather. While she was a lot more closemouthed in her responses than Heather had been, the information she shared ran along similar lines.

“I understand Trey’s girlfriend, Rena, was at the party the night before Trey died,” Jack said.

The comment appeared to make Candy mad, which seemed to loosen her self-control quite a bit. “She shouldn’t have been there. The party was for Trey’s Gull Island friends, to celebrate his accomplishments. Trey wasn’t thinking right when he invited his college friends. If you ask me, their being there ruined the whole thing.”

“It seemed Heather handled the fact that Rena was with Trey better than could have been expected.”

Candy shrugged. “Heather didn’t want to seem petty. She put on a good face, but I know it hurt her that he brought another girl. He wasn’t even planning to stay with her, so I don’t know why he bothered to bring her to the island and introduce her to his friends. In fact, once he introduced her around, I don’t think he spoke to her the whole night.”

“Who did Trey hang out with?” Jack asked.

“Hudson and some of the other guys from the high school group. They were drinking and having a good ol’ time, which, given the circumstances, didn’t sit quite well with me.”

“Circumstances?” I asked.

“Trey was going to leave Gull Island for good. He was going to ruin everything.”

“Surely you knew he was headed for the Major League.”

Candy shrugged. “Things happen. Plans don’t always work out. Trey wouldn’t have been happy living in some big city, far away from everyone who loved him. He might have been disappointed at first if the baseball thing didn’t work out, but in the end, he would have been happier staying right here on the island.”

I glanced at Jack, who was hiding a frown. He paused before asking the next question.

“We know Trey died due to the drug mixture that was in his system, combined with the extreme stress that may have been brought on by such an intense game. We’ve heard Trey might have been slipped the drugs rather than knowingly ingesting them.”

“Yeah. I’ve heard that.”

“Why do you think someone would slip drugs to Trey?”

Candy shrugged. “Can’t say as I rightly know. Are we done now? I need to get back to work.”

Jack nodded. “Yes, we’re done for now, but we may have additional questions as our investigation continues. Would it be all right if we called you should we feel the need to speak again?”

“I really don’t know anything and I’m a very busy person.

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