Decker 12 by Faye Kellerman

Author:Faye Kellerman [Kellerman, Faye]
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2010-02-17T08:11:08+00:00

'Appears that way.'

'This is serious.' Hayley pulled her pager from her purse and took out the battery. 'Here. Put this in. Just to see if you have any messages.'

'Thanks.' Cindy inserted the battery into the fittings. Instantly, the compact black box vibrated back to life. She riffled through the numbers, counting five from Dad, two from Mom, along with a couple of numbers whose combinations seemed vaguely familiar - maybe Marge's or even Oliver's. She'd check them out later. She gave the battery back to Hayley. 'Here you go.'

'Cindy, was this the first time someone broke into your place?'

'Yes. Why?' She inspected her with hard eyes. "You seem to have some... familiarity with the situation, Hayley. You want to tell me about it?'

'Stop glaring at me,' Hayley said. 'I'm on your side. Can I have some coffee now?'

Cindy broke her stare. "Yeah. Sure.' She poured two hot mugs of thick, strong coffee. She gave a mug to Hayley, then made herself comfortable on one of her armchairs. 'If you can shed some light on this mess, I'm all ears.'

Hayley took a protracted sip of coffee. 'It's just a hunch, okay. But maybe... just maybe, this was some kind of hazing ritual.'

Cindy was incredulous. 'You're saying this was done by cops? Cops that I work with!?'

'Possi-'

'You're actually telling me that... that cops broke into my apartment and left dog shit on my bed-'

'Someone left dog shit on your bed?' Hayley appeared appalled. 'That's horrible!'

'Not to mention disgusting.' Cindy was breathing hard. 'Do you know anything about this?'

Hayley kept looking around for somewhere to put her mug.

'Just put it on the floor.' Cindy stood up, her fury barely under control. She made her voice soft and strong and spoke very slowly. 'You can't have it both ways! Either you did know or you didn't know!'

'I said it was just a hunch-'

'And just what are you basing your hunch on-'

'Stop looking at me like that!' Hayley laid her coffee cup down. 'I just know what some of these guys are capable of doing, especially to rookie women. Cin, we're not exactly dealing with PC guys, here. We're talking high school graduate, working stiffs who like a little excitement and want a good pension. Why do you think I've been keeping watch over you-'

'Well, if you've been keeping watch over me, you fucked up somewhere.' No one spoke, giving Cindy a moment to absorb what had been said. She took in a breath and let it out. 'You didn't fuck up. I'm not your responsibility. Sorry for the outburst.'

Hayley waved her off. 'If someone broke into my apartment, trashed it, and left dog shit on my bed, I'd be frozen. It's amazing you're talking in full sentences.'

"You should have seen me twelve hours ago.' Cindy collected her thoughts. 'Things have happened to you.' A statement as opposed to a question. 'What?'

Hayley's jaw began to work overtime. 'At least it didn't involve excrement.'

'What happened?' Cindy asked.

'In the beginning, my car broke down a lot. One

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