Code of Justice by J. J. Miller

Author:J. J. Miller [Miller, J. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07CSKX84V
Publisher: Innkeeper Publishing
Published: 2018-05-02T05:00:00+00:00

6

Tina Maybury was not hard to track down. That’s the beauty of social media — within minutes I knew what she looked like, where she worked and where she worked out. But as I keep tabs on her that morning, I see her “check in” at a nearby cafe.

I scan the room as I enter, spot Tina and take a nearby table. She is with another girl, catching up over coffee. Talking about Lindy, no doubt.

After half an hour her friend stands up and Tina calls for the check. As they said goodbye, I leave money under my cup and move in.

Tina is just out the door when I introduce myself as Bobby’s lawyer. She can barely conceal her contempt.

“I know you’ve probably been advised not to speak to me, but I’m defending an innocent man.”

“I’ve got nothing to say to you, please leave me alone.”

Her pace quickens.

“How did you find me anyway? It’s creepy.”

Do people really think you can share all the details of your life online and still have privacy?

I walk at her shoulder.

“Tina, please. Let me ask you something: Do you really want to see an innocent man go to jail and Lindy’s real killer walk free?”

Her pace slows a tad as she thinks it over. At last, she stops.

“Lindy was having a rough time. Bad break-up with her ex, and she was cutting loose trying to get over it. I warned her to stay off Tinder. I told her there were creeps like Bobby Timmins on there. But she wouldn’t listen. And now she’s dead.”

Tears pool in her eyes. She looks at me ruefully.

“And you want to try and get that bastard off?!”

“Tina, I want to find out the truth.”

She wipes her eyes.

“What do you want? I’ve got to get back to work.”

“The relationship. Did she end it?”

Tina pauses. She’s shaping her answer.

“Yes. She thought Cameron was cheating on her.”

“Cameron? You know Cameron?”

Tina’s gaze shoots off down the street. She looks like she wants to walk away. She’s trying to figure how to answer my question, or whether to give me an answer at all.

“Yes, I know Cameron. Of course.”

That’s all she plans on saying.

“And... was he?”

“Was he what?”

“Was Cameron cheating on Lindy?”

“Is that really any of your business?”

I change tack.

“Did Lindy contact you that day?”

Again, she hesitates.

“No.”

“If she was in trouble, would she have contacted you?”

Tina looks away again.

“Usually, yes. But we had a falling out. The day before she… passed… she sent me a text. She was reaching out.”

She starts crying.

“I didn’t answer her.”

I hand Tina a clean handkerchief. She takes it and dries her eyes.

“Just one more thing, please Tina. Did you know Lindy had set up a recording device on her computer? So she could record what happened if she brought a date home?”

“What? Like a sex tape?” Tina looks shocked.

“No, no. It was a safety precaution. She told Bobby she made recordings to keep her dates in line.”

“Well, that’s a surprise.”

“How so?”

“Lindy? Running some kind of spy software?”

“Yes.”

“That doesn’t sound right. She was a technophobe.

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