Corrector by Blink Bob

Author:Blink, Bob [Blink, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-03-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Jake staggered at the sudden onslaught of unexpected memories that arrived as he was carrying his bag from the car to his room in the Vallejo Best Western Inn after checking into the hotel. Damn it! The bastard had gotten away and had shifted his attack. Jake was going to have to try something else. Once again the straightforward plan which had involved contacting the police hadn’t worked out as hoped. He recalled the warm pleasant sensation of Karin’s naked form next to him in bed and the promise he hadn’t made, but had implied, before he had back-tracked. What she wished him to do simply wasn’t going to work. Well, none of that had happened yet, at least not for anyone else. This would be the third time he’d lived through these next few days. Maybe the third time would be the charm.

Jake set down his bag and rubbed his temple. Then he picked up the suitcase and continued on to his room. He’d head into the city as he’d done before, but this time there would be no point repeating his surveillance of Ghirardelli Square. He already remembered what he would learn there, and now he needed information on the second location the gunman would use.

After parking his Chevy in the same slot he’d used the previous time, Jake walked along the waterfront toward Pier 39. This area was new to him. He’d been to Ghirardelli once or twice in previous years, but while he’d heard of Pier 39, for some reason he’d never gone there. Today would be his first visit.

Soon enough he was approaching the entrance to the finger of land that stuck out into the ocean. Unlike many of the other piers that were more what one would expect with places for sea going boats and larger vessels to tie up to shore, this one had been completely worked over as a tourist attraction. With the water on either side, a pair of small breakwaters had been built, and periodic walkways that extended out into the protected water had been established. Hundreds of small private sporting craft were docked here. Jake couldn’t believe the money that was represented by the boats and wondered what it cost to have a berth at this prestigious location. Personally, he would have rather had a spot with a little more privacy.

The dock area had been built up with a couple of dozen structures. These were museums, restaurants, and souvenir shops that extended from the Embarcadero all the way to the tip of the pier well out in the water. Most of the buildings would not have suited the shooter. They had pitched roofs that would have made shooting from above impossible. But conveniently located near the entrance to the pier was a large multistory building with a flat expansive roof. This was where the shooter would choose to attack from. The location had also been better for his escape. Simply exiting the building and joining the throng on the street out front had allowed him to slip away.

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