You Can Kill by Rebecca Zanetti

Author:Rebecca Zanetti [Zanetti, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

After a delicious lunch of decadent macaroni and cheese, Laurel walked into the conference room and set down her sparkling water. Upon concluding his interview with Tim Kohnex, Agent Norrs had left to liaise with the local police sheriff, and she surprised herself by wishing he’d stayed. The office was too quiet with her entire team gone. She shivered, feeling alone. “Sherry, I’d like an update on that warrant for Abbott’s diaries in about an hour,” she called out. They encountered difficulty securing a judge’s signature.

“You’ve got it,” Sherry called back. “That appointment with Ms. Carrington is in a few minutes.”

Meeting Zeke Caine’s new lover should be interesting. “Thank you. Please also call Nester and see if he’s found a trace of Saul Bearing or his sons.”

“Sure.”

Laurel stared at the boards and at Jason Abbott’s mugshot for several minutes.

Movement sounded down the hallway, and Sherry escorted a young woman in. “Special Agent in Charge Laurel Snow, this is Ms. Uma Carrington.”

“Hi, Ms. Carrington,” Laurel said, flipping the board over to reveal the unadorned side. “Thank you for agreeing to meet with me.”

“Hi.” The woman walked into the conference room.

Laurel motioned to one of the chairs. “Take a seat.”

“Thank you.” Ms. Carrington pulled out a chair and sat. She had angled bone structure, dark brown eyes, and long brown hair with very obvious and lovely blond streaks. Did Zeke like blondes? Like to kill them?

“Would you like a glass of water, Ms. Carrington?” Laurel asked.

She shook her head. “Call me Uma.”

Laurel studied her. “Uma is one of the names of the goddess Parvati, a principal deity of Hinduism. I think the word means light or tranquility.”

“Or fame,” Uma said, smiling fully now. “In Hindu mythology, she is also known as the goddess of love and devotion.” She lifted one dark eyebrow. “You’ve done your research.”

“I like to read,” Laurel noted. “I read that somewhere years ago.”

“Ah,” Uma said, settling back in the chair. She appeared comfortable in a long green skirt with a white-and-green sweater. Her earrings dangled in colorful beads of red, white, and green. “Pastor Caine said you needed to speak with me?”

That was an interesting way to speak about her boyfriend. “Yes. He alleges that the two of you are in a relationship?”

“Yes,” Uma said, her high cheekbones accentuated perfectly with shadow and blush. “We have been dating for a couple of months now, I suppose.”

Laurel leaned forward. “If you don’t mind my asking, how old are you?”

Uma laughed. “I don’t mind at all. I’m twenty-four.” She brushed her hair back from her face. “I know there’s an age gap, but I find Zeke to be knowledgeable and, frankly, a lot of fun. He has a zest for life you don’t see in people my age sometimes.”

“I see,” Laurel said. The woman appeared intelligent and yet apparently had no idea that Zeke Caine was a predator. She supposed he could be charming when necessary and wondered if she should warn the young woman. “Could you please tell me where you were last Wednesday into Thursday morning?”

“Of course,” Uma said.

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