Doms of Club Eden: Volume 1 by LK Shaw

Author:LK Shaw [Shaw, LK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 23

After stopping at my office and gathering all the research I’d done on the Shipmans, I headed to the precinct to hopefully catch Webber in his office. The officer at the desk said he should be back shortly so I paced the lobby as I waited for him to arrive. After twenty minutes, I spotted him coming around the corner. When he saw me, he just waved at me and indicated that I follow him. He led me back to the same office where we first spoke about Alex.

“Have a seat, Black. How’s Bridget?”

“She’s settling in. Still recovering, but doing well. How was that lead you thought you had?”

Webber leaned back in his chair, propped his feet up on his desk, and crossed his arms behind his head. A sense of déjà vu washed over me.

“You know I’m not at liberty to share that information with you. This is an ongoing police investigation, and well, you’re not the police. Now, since I know that’s not all you came here to talk to me about, what can I do for you?”

“You’re right. That’s not all I came here to discuss. I wanted to show you something. You know, in case you hadn’t figured it out yourself. Tell me what you think of this.” I opened the folder I’d brought with me and slid the first set of papers across the desk. Webber shifted from his reclined position and began skimming over the information. As much as I hated to admit it, Webber was smart. I knew he’d draw the same conclusion I had. I just needed to give him time.

After a few minutes, he looked up at me. “Fuck. How long have you been hanging on to this? And how did you get this information? Never mind, I don't want to know. This sure is some interesting stuff you dug up. It appears our neighborhood child abuser has now leapt to potential murder suspect. You’re killing me here, Black. You know that, right?”

“There are inconsistencies about the car accident. I just happened to stumble upon a report that shows that the brake lines had been cut and foul play was suspected. Yet, somehow that report got buried, and the official report says they were hit by a drunk driver. How do you explain that?”

“Someone doctored the report.”

I was glad Webber and I were on the same page. “What reason would someone have to doctor an official police report? My guess is money. Someone was paid a lot of money to make a homicide look like an accident. You and I both know it makes sense, Webber. The Shipmans each had a million dollars in life insurance with Alex designated as their beneficiary. Malcolm Shipman kindly steps up as guardian and is named trustee of the account for Alex’s inheritance. The man works in retail for fuck’s sake. He has a modest—and I mean modest—personal savings account. Yet he drives a $90,000 car. Which he paid cash for. There are also some significant withdrawals.

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