Decker 13 by Faye Kellerman

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

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'How about Liu and the autopsy?' Decker asked.

Martinez said, 'I just checked. He hasn't even begun. Logjam. He hopes to know something by tomorrow.'

Decker said, 'So how about... we finish up the paperwork and call it a night.'

Everyone seconded the motion. Oliver even thirded it.

22

A mother's sleep was eternally light, a quick dash into Never-land where the conscious lay dormant, rousing to action at the wail of the hungry infant or the moans of a sick toddler. So ingrained was the reflex that even after the children had grown to independence, Rina's slumber remained permanently altered; the reason she awoke as soon as the bedroom door opened. It was not much more than a mere crack, but she sensed it even if she didn't hear it. It wasn't light yet, although the sky had turned from black to gray in anticipation of dawn. According to the nightstand clock, it was five-twenty-eight. Sammy stood at the door. She put her finger to her lips and waved him away, not wanting to wake up Peter. She didn't know what time Peter had come home, but she had gone to bed at midnight. Quickly, she slipped on her robe and quietly closed the door behind her. She squinted as harsh lamplight seized her eyes, blinking several times as she tried to clear her thoughts. Sammy was dressed in street clothes, the leather straps from his small black prayer box - the tefillin shel yad - coiled around his right arm. On the widow's peak of his sand-colored hair sat the other prayer box - the tefillin shel rosh. Tall and handsome, her elder son cut an imposing figure.

'Are you all right?' she whispered.

'Yeah, yeah, yeah,' he replied. 'I'm just jet-lagged. I've been up learning since four in the morning. Then I saw daylight and decided to daven. I'm not the problem. There's some guy at the front door who wants to see Dad—'

'What? Now?'

'Yeah, he says it's important. He seems very agitated. I didn't know if I should wake Peter or what.'

'Did he give you a name?'

'Yeah, but I didn't get it totally. Something Gold—'

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'Oh my goodness!' Rina slapped her hand to her breast. 'Carter Golding?'

'Yeah, yeah. Who is he?'

'His son was murdered—'

'Oh no! He's the one?'

Rina nodded. 'I'd better go see what he wants—'

Sammy stopped her. 'Don't you think you should wake up

Dad?'

'First let me see what he wants.' She hesitated before she opened the door, then made the commitment. The man facing her was small and thin, his features blurred by lack of light and by facial hair. He was in constant motion, rocking on his feet, kneading his hands together, his eyes jumping about.

'I'm so sorry,' he coughed out. 'I thought that maybe... that your husband... that maybe he wasn't sleeping... I'll come back—'

'No, no, please come in, Mr Golding,' Rina pleaded. 'Please.'

He crossed the threshold of the door, stepping in just far enough to let Rina close the door.

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