Fortune's Favors by J. A. Whiting

Author:J. A. Whiting [Whiting, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whitemark Publishing
Published: 2018-04-27T04:00:00+00:00

14

When the doorbell rang, Claire and Ian startled and the dogs barked. They went to the door and were surprised for a second time to see Janice’s daughter, Kelly Carter Cox, standing on the top step.

“Do you have a few minutes?” Kelly asked. “I’d like to talk to you.”

“Kelly, come in.” Claire, Ian, and the dogs led the young woman out to the patio.

“It’s so pretty out here,” Kelly said, as she took a seat in one of the chairs.

“How did you know where I lived?”

Kelly looked a little surprised by the question. “I did an internet search.”

“Have you talked to Detective Gagnon recently?” Ian asked.

“He’s at a conference and I wanted to show someone what I found.” Kelly shifted her eyes from Claire to Ian. “Is it okay? Should I wait for Detective Gagnon?”

“I don’t think there’s any reason to wait,” Ian said. “You can get in touch with Gagnon when he gets back.”

“Okay.” Kelly relaxed and reached into the bag to remove a manila envelope. “I’ve been thinking about my mother’s death. I’ve been reading everything I can get my hands on about the case. Some things I’m not sure if I actually remember or it’s just that I remember people taking about it.”

“You found something?” Claire’s heart was pounding.

“My grandfather loved to take photographs.” Kelly pulled some pictures from the envelope. “He photographed everything. This is the house we lived in.” She placed a photo on the patio table. “This is the house where my mother died.” For several seconds, Kelly’s eyes were pinned to the photo until she blinked fast a few times and took a deep breath. “I forgot I had these. I only remembered today that I had them. Have you been to the house?”

Claire and Ian both shook their heads.

“I don’t know if these will be of any help, but I wanted to show them to you.” Kelly placed a second photo on the table. “This is me standing on the front steps of the house. It was taken a couple of days after my mom died.”

Claire stared at the picture and her heart clenched.

“I don’t know why my granddad took these interior shots. Maybe for insurance purposes? It seems odd to me that he shot these photos.” Kelly placed three pictures on the table facing Claire and Ian. “This is the living room. This is where my mother died.”

A chill raced over Claire’s skin and she had to keep herself from gasping.

The photo in the middle showed the sofa, a coffee table askew, the door to Kelly’s bedroom, and blood. Lots of blood. The body had been taken away, but the blood on the floor next to the sofa almost created an outline of where Janice’s body had fallen. Blood spray and spatter where evident and large pools of blood had gathered in two spots.

“The crime scene,” Claire whispered.

“Is it any help to see these photographs?” Kelly asked. “Have you found any photos the police took back then?”

“We haven’t seen any photos at all,” Ian told her as he leaned closer to the pictures.

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