Deadly Silence by Victor J. Banis

Author:Victor J. Banis [Banis, Victor J.]
Language: nld
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Tom went straight from SFO to Bella Vista. Stanley was

waiting for him just inside the nursing home’s lobby. Tom gave

him a hug and a quick peck, ignoring the nasty look from Mason

at the reception desk. Probably, Tom thought, Mason had to

settle for letting Doctor Skelton suck his dick. That would leave

you in a shitty mood.

“It’s such an odd thing,” Stanley said, in the elevator going

upstairs, “today is the nineteenth. The same day my father

died.”

“Your father died in May.”

“I know that. But it was the nineteenth.”

“There’s only so many days in a month,” Tom said. “I wouldn’t

put a lot of stock in that coincidence.”

“You’re probably right. It just struck me, is all. What did you

learn from Nurse Shandler?”

“That earlier business with Abe was no accident. Someone

really did try to kill him. What’s the situation here?”

“It appeared at first as if Abe had died in his sleep. That’s what

Patience thought initially, anyway, when she called me. But the

police seem to think otherwise. They’ve already removed Abe’s

body and last I saw the crime scene techs were just finishing up

in his room, but your old friend Bryce is still there, making some

notes.”

The elevator door slid open. “Meaning, this was probably not

a natural death. Or Bryce wouldn’t be wasting his time. Good

news for us, though, Bryce will share what he finds out.”

“So long as he isn’t expecting you to share anything in return,”

Stanley said.

Bryce appeared glad to see Tom, although he rather pointedly

ignored Stanley. Stanley returned the favor.

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“It looks as if he just died in his sleep,” Bryce said. “In any

case, that’s apparently what we were meant to believe. But the

medical examiner doesn’t think so. He found some bits of down

in his throat.”

“Which suggests he was smothered with his pillow,” Tom

said.

“Right. We won’t really know until we get the autopsy, but I’d

bet money on it.”

“I guess his daughter was right, when she said someone was

trying to kill the old guy. Is she around? Patience, that would

be.”

“They all are. There’s another daughter and a son, and some

doofus named,” he consulted his notes, “Farley Whitaker. And

an Aunt Dora. The whole clan, gathering around. You’d almost

think they knew this was going to happen.”

“Someone did,” Tom said.

“If it was planned. A pillow over the face? It sounds more

spontaneous. The kind of thing you’d do on the spur of the

moment. If you were really pissed.”

Or, fucked up, Stanley thought, thinking of Prudence; but he

kept that thought to himself.

“I’ve got them all together in one of the doctors’ offices.” Bryce

said. “I left Carlson with them in case there’s any bloodletting.”

“You’re going to question them now?” Tom asked. He wanted

to be there for the questioning, despite knowing full well it was

against regulations. Bryce met his eyes and, after a moment,

sighed. There were advantages, Tom thought, in knowing that

Bryce was in lust with him.

“Sure. Come along,” Bryce answered the unasked question.

§ § § § §

Carlson was actually in the hallway outside the doctor’s office.

He looked none too happy to see Tom and Stanley.

DeaDly Silence 95

Carlson and Bryce were an odd couple so far as homicide

partners.

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