End of the Line by C.M. Sutter

Author:C.M. Sutter [Sutter, C.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C.M. Sutter
Published: 2020-03-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

I made the call to Lutz as Frank headed to North Peoria and Grand. “Hey, Boss, the human resource manager won’t give us the guy’s name. He says he needs to speak with the company attorney—more or less—to cover his ass.”

“Figured as much. What did he say about the T-shirt?”

“That it’s one of theirs. I’d say that’s probable cause to get a warrant. He seemed overly nervous at our presence. Who knows, maybe the company is hiding more than a suspected killer.”

“I’ll call Judge Hendricks for a warrant, and it’ll be in your hands by the time RailGears opens for business tomorrow.”

“Thanks, Boss. Frank and I are on our way to meet up with Tony and Kip in the neighborhood where Leslie was killed. Hopefully, somebody recognizes the guy in the picture.”

“Good enough, and check in with me when you get back.”

I clicked off the call, and within ten minutes, we were at the intersection of North Peoria Street and West Grand Avenue. I called Tony’s phone to find out where they were.

“We started at the subway station and are making our way south on Halstead. So far, nobody has recognized the guy in the picture.”

“Okay, we’ll hit every residence on North Peoria. Let’s meet in an hour at the intersection of North Green and West Hubbard and see what we have.” I pocketed my phone and knocked on the first door.

We spoke with every resident on North Peoria, most of them for the second or third time, but never before with a picture of one of the perps in hand. Nobody, including Tim Grimes or Miles Greenly, knew the man in the photograph or had seen him prior to Leslie’s murder.

I rubbed my chin as we headed south back to West Grand. We would take that east to North Green then turn south.

Frank nudged me. “Something on your mind?”

“Just wondering what those two were doing around here if nobody who lives on Peoria recognizes them.”

“Good question. The Hispanic guy did exit the subway station at midnight, so what the hell was he up to until three a.m.?”

“Probably nothing good, but I know one thing.”

“Yeah, what’s that?” Frank asked.

“We find him and we’ll likely find that buddy of his who actually stabbed Leslie.”

“True enough.”

We took the sidewalk up to the first apartment building on the west side of North Green, and I rang the buzzer for apartment number one. As I stared at the residents panel, I realized we had seven more to go in the building—and an entire block of apartment buildings that were exactly like the one where we were standing.

I made the call to Tony as we waited for someone to answer. “Come to North Green as soon as you finish Halstead. We’ve got a row of apartment buildings as far as I can see.”

“We got a lead just minutes ago, Jesse.”

“Really?” I waved at Frank not to ring the buzzer at the second apartment. “What is it?”

“One of the employees at the sandwich shop along Halstead said she recognized the guy.

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