Cold Blooded by Toni Anderson

Author:Toni Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Suspense
ISBN: 9781988812052
Publisher: Toni Anderson
Published: 2018-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“Why the hell were you conducting unauthorized surveillance? And why were you with the goddamn journalist I told you to keep away from in the first place?” SAC Bourne’s questions were like one-two punches into his gut and Hunt felt his career at the Bureau sliding away from him.

He lifted his chin. He hadn’t done anything wrong. “I paid another visit to Universal Biotech after consulting with ASAC McKenzie and then arranging a tour of their facilities. I used the opportunity to ambush Pete Dexter with questions as to why his keycard had been used to enter the biosafety labs at Blake over the Christmas period when he’d left that university several years ago.”

Bourne paused in what must have been a mentally rehearsed rant. “Why wasn’t the keycard deactivated?”

“That, I don’t know.”

Bourne looked like someone was gonna get chewed up over lax security.

“I planned to talk to the secretary at Blake and ask her but wanted to question Dexter first. He said Cindy Resnick had his keycard. He said he’d assumed she’d handed it back to the department months ago. One of Dexter’s partners suggested Resnick had used his card to get him into trouble out of spite.”

Bourne stared him down with a flinty gaze. “Any security cameras to tell us who used the card?”

Hunt shook his head. “They have one that monitors the main entrance but they only keep the tapes for a few days.” Which was frustrating as hell.

“You believe Dexter?”

“I don’t know.” Hunt wasn’t sure where his dislike of the man stemmed from—machismo nonsense or finely-honed intuition? “He’s into his status symbols—drives an expensive car and is a full partner in this firm at only thirty. I’d like to check into the firm’s financing.”

Bourne shook his head. “Keep to the plan, Kincaid. Ask SIOC to check the financials if you really think they might be the ones selling the anthrax but otherwise move on. Why were you with the journalist?”

“Pip West—”

“The journalist.”

Hunt blew out a big breath, praying for patience. “Yes, sir, the journalist. I saw her car when I was leaving Universal Biotech. I wanted to tell her we’d found the drug dealer who’d supplied her friend the coke, ask if the second autopsy she’d requested on Cindy Resnick had produced any results. I also wanted to ask if she’d come across Pete Dexter’s keycard amongst Cindy’s belongings.” He hadn’t gotten that far.

“She just happened to be there?” The SAC did not sound convinced.

Hunt knew he was dangerously close to getting a verbal ass kicking for subordination but neither he nor Pip had been responsible for some asshole pumping multiple rounds of 9mm lead at them. Without Pip’s love of print books, they’d both be dead.

Bourne stared at him. Waiting.

Shit. He was in for a roasting. May as well get it over with.

“She was watching the Universal Biotech facility for a black SUV. She says she saw one near Cindy Resnick’s cottage on Monday, minutes before she found her friend’s body.”

“Why didn’t you just run all the employees for black SUVs?”

“I ran Dexter to see what vehicle he drove, but no SUV.

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