Valentine by Celina Grace

Author:Celina Grace [Grace, Celina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Isaro Publishing Ltd
Published: 2016-01-25T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“What happened?”

Kate stood back to let the doctor through into the room where Kiki Dee was lying on a bed, wrapped in a hospital blanket. Then she took Olbeck by the arm and propelled him away into the corridor.

“I think she was raped,” Kate said, in a tone that made much of the grim news. Olbeck’s face tightened.

“My God.” He looked back at the door to the room, as if he could see through it. “Does she know who?”

Kate nodded. “I think so. She didn’t want to tell me though, and she wasn’t in any fit state for me to push her. We’ll wait until the doctor gives us the go ahead, and then we can ask again.”

Olbeck was looking very troubled. “It can’t have been Ian Neely. He’s been with us all day.”

“I know that. It wasn’t him who killed the cat and made that death threat anyway.”

“So who is it?”

Kate raised her shoulders. “We can’t do anything unless we get a name from Kiki.” A though struck her. “Actually, hang on. Let me call Theo. He can see if he can pull anything from CCTV. There’s bound to have been some on that street. Perhaps he can get a sighting or something.”

“She didn’t give you a name or anything?”

“No, Mark. She could barely speak when I brought her in here—“ Kate broke off as the door to the room opened and a harassed looking doctor stepped out.

“DS Redman?” she asked, looking from Kate to Olbeck.

“That’s me.” Kate stepped forward.

“Kiki’s asked to speak to you. I have to admit, I warned her that she didn’t have to – it could wait until she was feeling stronger, but she was insistent.” The doctor stepped back a little and indicated the open doorway. “So, if you want five minutes with her now…”

Trying not to appear too eager, Kate hurried forward. Olbeck went to follow her and the doctor held out a hand. “I’m sorry, officer, but I think one person is enough. Especially as – well—“ She broke off, looking a little embarrassed. “A female officer would be better. In the circumstances.”

Kate didn’t wait to catch Olbeck’s look of quickly suppressed outrage. She sympathised – Olbeck was about as likely to rape someone as she was – but this wasn’t the time to debate the issue. She closed the door to the room behind her and walked quietly over to the high bed.

Kiki was curled on her side, her dark hair mussed around her bruised face. She looked very young – too young to be a college student, not least a burlesque dancer. Kate smiled tentatively at her and sat down, not too near and not too far.

“How are you feeling, Kiki?”

Kiki closed her eyes momentarily. “Sore,” she said after a moment, in a whisper.

Kate made a sympathetic noise. “Do you want to tell me about what happened?”

Kiki blinked. She hadn’t yet moved from her foetal position. “I – I know who it was,” she said, with difficulty.

“You do?” Kate tried to unobtrusively reach for the notebook in her bag.

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