What the Bishop Saw by Vannetta Chapman

Author:Vannetta Chapman
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736966481
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Forty-One

He felt the anger building inside of him. Like heartburn it exerted a heaviness on his chest, burned his throat, and left a bitter taste in his mouth. He knew the signs. If he didn’t do something to alleviate the pressure soon, he would lash out, act impulsively, and make an error.

Which was where most criminals were caught—not accounting for the building tide of emotion. He’d done a study of it, and he was determined not to fall into the same trap. He’d managed his feelings and worked his way down his list of targets, spacing the attacks a few days apart. He’d followed his plan.

But he was, after all, only human. The anger built up until he was seeing things as if through red-tinted sunglasses. And all because of the follow-up story in the newspaper. It was the last straw.

ARSON INVESTIGATION PROGRESSING

Investigator Meg Allen claims to be close to capturing the person responsible for local fires. The Monte Vista Gazette spoke on Tuesday with Ms. Allen. “I’d like to ask for the public’s patience in this matter. We feel certain we are making progress regarding apprehension of the person responsible for the string of fires in Monte Vista.”

Ms. Allen recently returned to the county office, which she claims is not an indication that the case has gone cold. “Quite the opposite. We have several leads, not the least of which is a letter directly implicating the guilty party. It’s a matter of being able to work more efficiently from the district office. Here we have the computers and manpower needed to follow every aspect of these leads from the type of paper used to the postmark on the envelope. I’ll also be working closely with sketch artists, who will use the video tape from the construction site as well as eyewitness accounts we received from a few of the JSW workers. Together they can create a better composite sketch of our perpetrator than the one we have offered to date.”

When pressed for details as to the contents of the letter, Allen responded with “No comment.” Other sources have confirmed that the letter is thought to be from the arsonist to Vernon Frey, who was killed in the fire on May 1.

Allen reiterated that the reward money now stands at $10,000, payable to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist.

The JSW construction site suffered fire damage on May 4.

Henry Lapp’s workshop was burned to the ground in the late hours of the evening on May 14.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers or phone Meg Allen directly.

He read the article again, agonizing over every word, his anger increasing with each syllable and fear causing his heart to beat wildly.

Throwing the paper onto the table, he walked to the sink, filled a glass with water, and drank the entire thing. He needed to calm down. He needed to think about what they were saying.

It was true he had sent a letter to Vernon, but he knew that couldn’t be the letter Allen was referring to.

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