Behind His Lies by Rylie Dark

Author:Rylie Dark [Dark, Rylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rylie Dark
Published: 2024-08-27T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

“We need to pass on the Stef Antonio case to one of the other attending officers,” Casey said. Sitting in the car, watching the wavelets gusting on the ocean in the morning breeze, she was updating Chief Warren on the latest developments.

“Okay. One of the officers who was at the Antonio house with the forensics team will be here in ten minutes. He’ll be up to speed, and can take it over, and pursue the other charges. Are you sure the time of death rules Stef Antonio out?”

“I’m almost sure, but I’m not going to leave it here. I’m going to check with the hotel. It’s the Blue Sky Retreat. They might have more information on when this victim checked in, or camera footage of her leaving. Then we’ll have certainty on whether Stef might be involved, and we’ll also be able to find out her name.”

“Okay. I’m on it.” Warren paused. “This is now a top priority, Casey. I’ve got a press conference in the afternoon. The town’s mayor has called it, and they’re even going to try to get the state governor to fly out. This is going to cause major trouble. Over the past year, our murder rate has spiked. I know we’ve solved the last serious crimes, but one unsolved case is one too many.”

“Understood,” she said.

“I’m going to have to answer questions about what we’re doing with our budget, why our beaches aren’t safer, and why we haven’t yet caught a killer who seems to have extensive knowledge of the tides.”

“We’ll do our best to get answers,” Casey said, gritting her teeth. She hated to disappoint Warren, even in small things. And this wasn’t a small thing. This was a massive issue that was about to blow up in their faces and affect the whole peninsula.

She hung up, sighing.

"We need to get something for him. Otherwise, this press conference is going to be disastrous." Glancing at Alex, Casey started the car and headed onto the road, with the signage for the Blue Sky Retreat already in sight. "The problem is now that we've just received additional funding, some money for cameras, budget for three new officers. The fact that we're still short-staffed for the area isn't going to be listened to. They're going to be on the attack, asking Warren what he's done with that budget, and why there's such a spike in crime straight after it's been allocated."

Casey gripped the wheel. These press conferences always felt as if you were swimming with sharks. Even when there wasn’t a serious crime involved, it always seemed like the police were on the defensive, and the media and general public were on the attack. She'd attended one a few weeks ago, at the end of winter, after a violent robbery on the beachfront. It had been like fighting to maintain her balance on slippery ice while being whacked with clubs from all directions. They'd actually caught the perpetrator the day after the conference, and how Casey had wished it had happened a day earlier.

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