Finding Her Son by Robin Perini

Author:Robin Perini [Perini, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-04-22T05:00:00+00:00

MITCH KEPT THE ENGINE running as he waited in front of the police department. He wouldn’t go in. He rounded the block and came to a stop just as Dane Tanner walked across the street.

Mitch rolled down the tinted window. “You wanted to see me.”

Tanner peered behind him. “Where you headed?”

“The vacant lot down the street. My kids have football practice, and I have some questions for one of the players.”

“Is your charge safe?”

“She’s holed up.”

Tanner hopped into the truck. “I don’t want to be seen with you. Drive.”

“What’s going on?” Mitch pulled onto the street.

“Ghost’s breakout. It was too easy. Nobody saw anything. The cameras in holding mysteriously had a glitch during the hour it happened.”

“Glad you finally acknowledged it was an inside job. I was beginning to wonder.”

“Thanks a lot,” Tanner said. “I hate cops on the take more than anything. Nice to know you thought I was one of them.”

“I’ve been burned. You know that. Adam showed me the ropes. Saved my life more than once.”

“And cost you SWAT,” Tanner said. “Drug money will do it every time.”

The words made Mitch’s stomach seize. He shouldn’t be surprised Tanner might think he was finished, but it still hurt like hell.

“I hate this.” The disgust in Tanner’s voice mirrored Mitch’s thoughts. “I’ve asked your dad for some outside help.”

Mitch couldn’t hide his shock. “Why him?”

“He does a lot of work for…one of our top consultants.” Tanner shrugged. “Maybe you should ask him. Sounds like an internal communication problem to me.”

Mitch bristled at the thought of his family keeping secrets. Then again, had he let any of them in on the true state of his rehab? He rubbed his thigh. They might be guessing, but they didn’t know. Just like he couldn’t be certain about Tanner. This entire conversation could be a setup. “What can you tell me?”

“Not much, but don’t call my office line, Bradford. Only my cell. And keep her with you until I clear this up. I want whoever’s messing with the Denver PD as much as I want Eric Wentworth’s killer.”

Mitch pulled up across from a large dirt field. A group of teens hovered at one end of the vacant lot. “I’ll keep her safe.” Then he stroked his chin. He decided to plant a seed. “Tanner? You see a missing person’s report go through on a pregnant girl in the last few days?”

Tanner shook his head. “This that case you asked the guys to run?”

“Morgue got an ID through dental records. She’d recently delivered a baby. It’s missing.”

“You think it’s connected to your case?”

“Do you like the coincidence?”

“Hell, no.” Tanner climbed out of the pickup and rounded the vehicle. His breath puffed in the cold Colorado air. “Missing babies. Car bombs. This is bigger than we thought. Keep your charge out of sight. I don’t know who’s talking, but the perp’s in the know.” He zipped up his jacket. “I’ll be in touch.”

Dane started jogging back to the station. Mitch let the reality sink in. He had no backup.

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