Don't Remember by Molly Black

Author:Molly Black [Black, Molly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Molly Black
Published: 2022-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Back at the hotel room, Taylor sat across from Wesley with her laptop out, trying not to think about how just a few hours ago, she’d been on that bed with him, trapped in his arms. Instead, she focused on the screen in front of her as she typed out what she thought might become a good profile for the killer.

“Okay, so,” Taylor said. “We know he has a porcelain doll.”

“Right,” Wesley said. “Which is beyond creepy, might I add.”

“I know.” Taylor nodded. “But it could be significant. His attachment to the doll could definitely tell us something about who he is. It could tell us that he’s still attached to his childhood.”

Wesley nodded. “I think you’re right. The doll could be a key piece of information in this case.”

“It’s possible,” Taylor said, typing away on her laptop. “In fact, I think it’s something we should focus on.”

She glanced up at Wesley and saw the interest in his eyes. “What do you think?”

“I agree,” Wesley said immediately. “If we can find out what the doll means to the killer, we might be able to find out more about his motives.”

Taylor nodded and resumed typing, thinking hard about what they could do next. It was definitely an interesting angle to explore, and she was optimistic that they would find something useful in regards to the doll.

But there was something else about Isabel’s report that stood out to Taylor. And that was the “child’s voice.”

Surely, the man they were after wasn’t a child at all. He must have been doing some sort of vocal trick, something to make it sound like he was young. He’d lure the girls in with the voice, make them think a child was in danger, then they’d see the doll and become confused… and then he’d strike.

Taylor shivered just thinking about the type of man who would do something like this.

“To bend his voice like that,” Taylor said, “maybe he’s a voice actor or something like that.”

“Yeah, it’s crazy the way some people can alter their voices,” Wesley said. “I hear it all the time on Maisie’s cartoons when she’s watching them at home. Most of the voice actors on TV are grown adults. They just have a weird talent.”

Taylor nodded. “Maybe the killer has it too.”

She thought back to the doll, and the creepy image she had of it in her head. Maybe it was too simplistic to think it was just a voice actor. Taylor couldn’t just think about each clue individually; she had to think about them together. How they worked together.

“What if,” she said, “the doll and the voice are connected?”

“How do you mean?” Wesley asked.

“I mean… maybe the killer isn’t just some voice actor. Maybe he’s a ventriloquist.”

“A ventriloquist?” Wesley leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms.

“Yes,” Taylor said. “Maybe he uses the doll in his act, then uses it to do the voice on the other women.”

“Possible,” Wesley said. “So we should look into ventriloquists in town. I doubt there’s many of them; it’s sort of a dying art.

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