Dark Deeds by Jill S. Behe

Author:Jill S. Behe [Behe, Jill S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DevilDogPress

Chapter 30

Levi stared at his friend, then rubbed his hands over his face. “What have I gotten myself into this time? Geez, did I hear you right?”

“You heard me both times.”

“Okay, then. What did she say?”

“She came to me in a vision. I wasn’t asleep.” Decker frowned. “At least, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t. Anyway, I asked her about the girls that had been killed. She was adamant that they’d all been killed by the same person. I didn’t believe her, at first. I’m leaning more and more to the other side, though. Little by little it’s becoming more obvious she was right.”

“It sure made sense, at the time.”

“It did. When Teal and I were on our walk, and she felt the place where I’d found Rosalinda, she told me—and we hadn’t confided in each other about our abilities, at that point—that Liz and Rosalinda had been killed by the same person.”

Levi cleared his throat. This was getting way beyond his scope of comprehension. “Did Liz tell you who killed her?”

“No. She’s not allowed to tell me that.”

Levi snorted. “Of course not. That would make it too easy, too logical, too—” He shook his head.

“I have a supposition.”

“Please elaborate.”

“Teal is of the opinion that I have an obsessive stalker.”

The cop looked over. “She is, is she?”

Teal wrinkled her nose. “Not just a stalker.”

Levi snorted. “Got that right.”

“Chief, do you want to hear our explanation, or continue to make snide remarks and jokes?”

He held up his hands. “I apologize, again. But, from my perspective, this all sounds incredulous. You may hear snide-ness, or disbelief—and believe me, that part can’t be said strongly enough—but I am listening. Please continue. Why do you believe he has a stalker, and what might the motive be for killing indiscriminate women that Decker’s come in contact with?”

“It’s not just any woman, but a woman of an age. A woman in whom he shows an interest.”

“Okay, but he was married to Liz for over thirty years.”

“Yes, I know.”

“And?”

“They’d just moved up here from Colorado Springs.”

“What does that have to do with it?”

“I don’t have all the answers. I don’t understand it all, myself. This is just a theory.”

“I get that. I’m playing devil’s advocate.”

Teal gave the man a look, but resumed. “Perhaps this person was interested before Decker was married, but lost her chance with him when he married Liz. Then he moved away, and she had no access to him. That would mean a woman more near his own age.”

Decker was shaking his head.

Levi massaged his chin. “The only fly in the sticky tape is why the killer waited five years after they moved back here before making a move on Liz. And if your theory is correct, why wait another five years after Liz’s death?”

Decker supplied his opinion, “I wasn’t in the market for female company. Not until recently, anyway.”

“What’s that mean?”

“While Liz was the center of his universe, Decker was off limits, so to speak. Then, again my opinion, the obsession got out of control.

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