Florida Heat by Rainy Kirkland

Author:Rainy Kirkland
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: suspense, murder mystery, serial killer, rainy kirkland, florida heat
Publisher: Rainy Kirkland

Chapter Twelve

Jo sat at her desk and checked her appointment book with a sigh. Cindy was still out, and with Penny starting her vacation, this was going to be another week of juggling appointments.

“Hey, Caz.”

She looked up to see Mitch standing in her doorway. “Got some good news for you.”

“That would be a change.”

He grinned. “We caught the punks that slashed your tire.”

“What?” Jo stood and joined him at the door. “How? When?”

“A homeowner a few blocks over from your place happened to be looking out his window when they tried to hit his car.”

“In the middle of the night he just happened to be looking out at the right time?”

“Well, it seems that he was looking for his daughter, who had blown curfew big time. Dad was seriously steamed and determined to catch her sneaking in. Instead he got a description of the car and two of the three kids. Said he chased them halfway down the street while they were hanging out of the car laughing like hyenas.”

“So it’s not....”

“No, it’s not the same dude that’s been threatening you.”

“I guess that’s a relief, sorta. Did you find out why they hit me?”

Mitch shook his head in disgust. “No rhyme or reason. According to them, they were just out to have some fun. You were a random hit. They actually recorded the guy squirming on his belly to get to your car.”

“And they showed you?”

“Yeah, like it was something to be proud of. They’d also knocked over a couple of mailboxes and had recordings of other slashed tires. I swear it really makes you wonder about the kids today.”

“I’m still having a hard time believing they admitted it.”

“Once we broke the first, the other two cried like babies. Didn’t mean no harm, blah blah. Then the kicker, one of the dads comes in and starts with kids will be kids and they were just harmless pranks.”

“Harmless? That prank cost me two new tires.”

“The teen court will probably assign restitution. You might actually get some money back.”

“That’s a nice thought but I’m not going to hold my breath. Where are they now?”

“Parents just sprung the last so I thought I’d stop by and give you the news.”

“You on today?” She watched him struggle with a yawn.

“Nope, I did a double yesterday so now I’m heading for home and about six hours of shuteye.”

“Well thanks for taking the time to stop by.”

“Hey Mitch, where’s Lucy? I’ve got a dog biscuit at my desk with her name on it.” Cheryl walked up holding the morning paper and the latest police log. “Jo, I just finished running the matches and one of your lovelies made the front page this weekend.”

Jo took the newspaper. “Two Killed in Auto Crash” the headline read. “Damn it,” Jo looked from Mitch to Cheryl. “Kate was on this one. Teenage girl and teacher both killed.”

“I saw the results of that,” Mitch said. “Ugly crash.”

“Kate was pretty shook up,” Jo said scanning the article. “She knew one of the victims.

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