To Protect & Serve by V.K. Powell

Author:V.K. Powell [Powell, V.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781602823396
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
Published: 2008-04-08T22:00:00+00:00

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Keri hated the waiting—waiting for Davis to call for another meet, waiting to see Alex again, waiting for a chance to talk to her. Hurry up and wait. For the past few days the team had tailed Davis from bars and strip clubs to flophouses and back without learning anything significant, and no one could locate Tiffany Brown. Keri did her job, tried to keep the guys psyched, and pumped Beth for information about Alex. What else could she do but wait?

Her waiting came to an abrupt halt when Alex strolled into the lineup area. Everyone immediately straightened in their seats and the room seemed to crackle with excitement and anticipation. Keri never understood how Alex had such an effect on her troops, but it happened every time.

Keri’s senses also sharpened but she was looking for something else, for some sign that Alex at least remembered their kiss. But there was no such indication. Alex avoided eye contact just as she’d avoided talking to her since that night, leaving Keri to think maybe she had just imagined it all, maybe she’d just wanted something magical to happen and her mind had played tricks on her.

“Sergeant Price briefed me on your progress,” Alex said. “You’ve all done an outstanding job gathering information on Davis. I know it’s been boring. Nobody likes grunt work, but I have a feeling that’s about to change.” She sat down at the head of the small conference table and continued. “Who has the intel on his associates?”

Paige Hunter, the shy DEA intelligence officer, shuffled some papers and said, “Yes, ma’am. Two have criminal records, two don’t. James Fletcher, AKA Fletch, is Davis’s right-hand man and they’re childhood friends. He appears to be clean. Charles Randolph, nickname Dolph, has no record, but he’s a suspect in three substantial fraud cases the Bureau is working. The victims in all three cases have either refused to cooperate or have disappeared.”

Her partner, Rick Jones, spoke up with his country-boy charm. “And we all know what that means.”

Paige grinned. “Now comes the hard stuff. Henry Watkins, AKA Hunk, is a former high school football star. He started using meth and ecstasy right after he graduated, and apparently supported his habit by committing armed robberies. He served three years at Crayton Maximum Security Prison.”

“So we can assume quite a few criminal connections,” Alex said pensively. “And Cappy?”

“Freddy Capanelli is also an ex-con. He served two years for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury, and another year for attempted rape. The assault was on his then-girlfriend. He’s a real nice piece of work. That’s pretty much it.”

Alex looked up from her notes. “What was Cappy’s weapon of choice in the assault case?”

Paige flipped back through the file. “A 9mm Glock, which was never located, but three bullets were recovered from the victim and shell casings were found at the scene.”

“Thanks, Paige, good work. Questions from anyone?” Alex waited, and when no one spoke, she continued. “We now have a pretty clear picture of Davis.

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