Cat's Got Your Arsenic by Tara Meyers

Author:Tara Meyers [Meyers, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-30T22:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

Ember squinted against the early morning light. It was streaming in from the window behind Sheriff Walker’s desk, and she watched the dust motes dance in and out of the beams while trying to avoid looking directly at Sheriff Carpenter.

It was early, she hadn’t slept much, and she was going to be late getting to the clinic. But she had promised Walker she would come in to talk personally with the sheriff from Thomas County since he was in charge of the murder investigation.

Nathan had, of course, called the police the night before, and Deputy Trenton responded to take the report, get pictures, and bag the “evidence.” Trenton had talked with Walker before he left and set up the appointment in the morning for Ember. While she understood the necessity and she’d planned on going in to speak with Walker anyway about her dad, she really didn’t want to get directly involved.

Too late for that.

She finally met Sheriff Carpenter’s inquisitive gray eyes and did her best not to let her frustration show. “I already told you, Sheriff, that I don’t think Delilah Huntsman has anything to do with this.”

“We’ve got preliminary results that her prints match those found on the knife,” Sheriff Carpenter pushed.

“Of course her prints are going to be on the knife!” Ember stopped trying to hide her irritation. “It’s her knife! Which is exactly why she wouldn’t have used it. Come on, Sheriff, have you never watched Perry Mason?”

The Thomas County Sheriff stared back at her in silence.

“Agatha Christie?”

“Ember,” Walker cautioned.

“Well, come on. If anything, this further proves that Delilah is being set up. Rather badly too.” Ember frowned at her own conclusion. It was too obvious.

“Contrary to what you may have seen on TV,” Carpenter replied, “the truth is most often what’s right in front of your face. We’re led to believe that most killers are some sort of cunning mastermind, when in reality, they’re desperate, impulsive sociopaths with little self-control.”

Ember drummed her fingers on the top of the oak table they were seated at in the middle of Walker’s office. “Right. I’m sure you’ve met Delilah. She strikes you as an impulsive sociopath?”

Sheriff Carpenter whistled slowly and leaned back in his seat. He was a large barrel-chested man who looked to be around fifty. He had a demeanor that reminded Ember of someone who’d been in the military for a very long time.

“She always this pushy?”

Walker smirked at the other sheriff before answering, “You have no idea.”

Carpenter slapped a meaty hand over the bagged knife before pushing his chair back, the legs scraping against the wood floor. “I appreciate your initial report on this,” he said to Walker. “And in answer to your question,” he continued, looking again at Ember as he stood. “No, Delilah Huntsman doesn’t come across as the type to run around throwing knives at doors. But fortunately, the law doesn’t operate off of first impressions and intuition. I assure you that a thorough investigation is underway and will continue, Dr. Burns, regardless of anyone’s―” his eyes flicked in Walker’s direction, “personal feelings.

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