Game Over! (Parker & Knight Book 3) by Wells Donald

Author:Wells, Donald [Wells, Donald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: detective, mystery, police procedural, murder, crime, psychological, thriller
Published: 2014-04-29T04:00:00+00:00

8

Rachel arrived just as Parker was stepping out his front door. He was alone, as Heather had stayed at her mother’s house the night before.

She ran up to him and Parker let out a loud sigh.

“Why are you here, Rachel?”

“I need your help.”

He studied her, looking for signs of deception, and instead saw genuine fear.

“Have you eaten breakfast?”

“No, and I don’t want to.”

“Get back in your car and follow me, I’m going to the diner, but not the one near my job, the other one.”

“Why can’t we talk here?”

“Because you’re not welcome inside anymore, that’s why?”

“I’m not up to anything; I really do need help.”

“I believe you; now follow me to the diner.”

Parker called Jo and told her that he would be a little late, and then he called Heather. The diner he picked was near her house and he asked her to join them there.

“Is she up to more tricks?”

“I don’t think so, she looks scared.”

“I’m already dressed, so I’ll be right there.”

“Thank you,”

A few minutes after making the calls, Parker pulled into the diner, and as Rachel joined him, she saw Heather walking towards them.

“Why is she here?”

“Because I asked her to meet us, that’s why.”

“I don’t need everyone knowing my business, Rick.”

Heather held up her hand as she joined them.

“I’m not just anyone, we’re getting married,”

Rachel actually took a step backwards, as if the engagement ring were an evil talisman.

“Married?”

“Yes,” Parker said, “Now let’s get settled inside and then you can tell me what this is all about.”

Once all three had ordered coffee, Rachel told them about Nico’s demands, about the confrontation between him and Hearn, and all that had happened since. When she was done, Parker had a few questions.

“Why would Nico assume that Hearn would give him money?”

Rachel hesitated, if she told the truth, she would have to confess to being part of a conspiracy, a conspiracy that was linked to a murder.

“He’s not rational. Perhaps the injury to his brain has affected him.”

“Did he threaten you when he was at your car?”

“He implied that he was interested in me; I was afraid he might try and rape me.”

Parker tensed at those words, but then asked another question.

“Are you certain you or Hearn didn’t place that photo in your car for some reason?”

“Of course, why would we? And we sure as hell didn’t shove the neighbor’s cat in our furnace.”

“Do you want to file a report?”

“Can I?”

“Yes, but at this point I think all you could claim is harassment.”

“But what about the break-in?”

“You have no proof that there was a break-in, and a clever lawyer could claim the cat climbed into the furnace on its own. Cats are known to do weird things.”

Rachel wiped away a tear.

“Are you saying you won’t help me?”

“Hey, we had this conversation last year, remember? I told you then to come forward and tell what you knew, if you had, none of this would be happening right now, and still you sit here and lie to me, don’t think I don’t know that.

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