Twin Offerings by Ruth Parker

Author:Ruth Parker [Parker, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

Fletcher didn’t think Pratt was the guy. He didn’t fit the profile. Still, Fletcher methodically searched the house, opening drawers and looking under beds, because he’d seen enough to know not to trust anyone. Ever. Least of all himself.

In Pratt’s home office, Fletcher sat behind the computer and moved the mouse. The monitor turned on. Fletcher opened up the internet browser and Pratt’s email. There were two addresses logged in on the computer, a personal account and his business account. He looked through the sent folder of the business account and examined the emails that Pratt had sent last week. Sure enough, he saw that there was an email to M_Webb2005. Fletcher opened it up and read. It was a standard business email. Thank you for your business; here are your pictures.

In the silent room, there was a loud, violent buzz. Fletcher turned quickly towards the noise and saw that Pratt’s phone was sitting on the bookshelf. He reached over and grabbed the phone. Sorry buddy, but you should have used password protect, Fletcher thought. He read through Pratt’s text messages.

“Come on, man,” Fletcher said aloud.

There was a chain of messages to and from ‘Melissa/Madison.’ Fletcher scrolled to the bottom to start with the first message. The messages were professional, as was the email. The girls were wondering when they’d get their picture. He had to do a little touch up, but he’d send it soon.

Touch up lol can you work some photo shop magic on us one of the girls had written. Fletcher didn’t know whose number it was, only that Pratt had the number stored as Melissa/Madison.

No photoshop “magic” required. You girls are beautiful! Just need to fine-tune some colors and lighting. Will send on Thurs.

Fletcher tapped the contact information button on the phone. Pratt had the girls’ phone number, email, and physical address stored. He knew where they lived. It wouldn’t be hard to figure out what school they went to, what their schedule was.

Fletcher had to remind himself that the message didn’t make the man a murderer.

“Fletcher, Underwood!” It was Jennings. Fletcher popped up. He put Pratt’s phone on the desk and left the office.

Jennings was in the hallway with an orange prescription bottle in his hands. “Fletcher, what did they say was the cause of death for the Clark twins?”

“Heart failure,” he said, understanding what Jennings was getting at. “Caused by a combination of alcohol and benzodiazepines.”

“Well, I got here a prescription for fifty Xanax that was filled a mere two weeks ago, but—” Jennings held up the bottle and shook it. Fletcher could hear only a few pills rattling around the bottom. “Only six left. Where’d the other forty-four go, Mr. Pratt?”

“For Christ’s sake,” Pratt said. “I dropped the bottle and a bunch spilled out into the sink and the toilet.”

Fletcher looked at the other two detectives. In his gut, he still didn’t think that it was Pratt… but the evidence was certainly starting to mount. And saying I don’t think this is the guy didn’t hold up in court or anywhere else.

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