Wedding Takedown by Krotow Geri

Author:Krotow, Geri [Krotow, Geri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Man-Woman Relationships, Chick-Lit, Fiction, Romance, Suspense, Women's Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780373279814
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Saturday morning Rio walked up to the Sneads’ trailer. The memories of being in the trailer park with Detective Bryce Campbell a few months ago when they’d been hunting the Female Preacher Killer flashed across his mind. The park had seemed mostly deserted then, but now he noted several more of the drab trailers had signs of inhabitants. Boots on the door stoops, flowerpots, a dog or two barking as he walked from his car to the trailer where the Sneads lived.

He was greeted at the door by a man he’d met before. The man had been with the guy who’d refused to tell Rio and Bryce where a missing girl was.

“Detective Ortega. I’m Justin Lacey, the Sneads’ attorney.” He held out his hand, which Rio shook.

“Haven’t we met before?” Justin had been wearing a flannel shirt and his hair had been closely cropped in December. Now it was longer, slicked back, and he wore a cheap suit that was too big on his scrawny frame.

“I don’t think so, Detective.” Rio wondered if the creep was trying to provoke him or was stupid enough to think Rio would believe him.

“I think we have. In December. You were here when I was with a colleague looking for a missing teenager.”

A spark Rio could only describe as wariness flared in the lawyer’s eyes. “You may be right. I’ve made a few friends in this area over the past few months. Not everyone can afford a slick lawyer and expensive fees. I’m happy to take on cases from people in hard times.”

Rio figured Lacey’s cases amounted to little more than ambulance chasing, but he kept his opinion to himself. He could see the Snead family sitting on their sofa over Justin’s shoulder. “May I come in?”

“Of course.”

Rio sat in an easy chair across from Bill and Barbara Snead. Justin sat at the kitchen counter on a stool, a yellow legal pad at his elbow.

“I’m here to find out what exactly you think you saw the night of the fire at Silver Valley Community Church, and to ask why you still believe it’s necessary to press charges against the chief of the Silver Valley Fire Department.”

“We’re not pressing charges against one person, Detective. It’s the whole fire department, because they didn’t see what was coming.” Bill spoke with a sense of bravado Rio didn’t find impressive.

“My clients almost lost their lives that night. If not for the grace of God, they wouldn’t be here to discuss this with you, Detective.”

“Mr. and Mrs. Snead, if the SVFD hadn’t done their job in the outstanding fashion they did, many people could have lost their lives. As it is, no one died and few were injured, even minimally. I’m asking you to look in your hearts and realize you’re ruining the life and reputation of one of Silver Valley’s finest citizens. Keith Paruso is a firefighter and leader we need. He doesn’t deserve this hurtful charge you’ve filed against him.”

“You don’t have to answer that, Bill and Barbara.

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