Gated Prey (Eve Ronin) by Lee Goldberg
Author:Lee Goldberg [Goldberg, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2021-10-25T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Eveâs phone rang as she got into her car. It was Emilia Lopez.
âIâve discovered some irregularities that raise questions about the circumstances of the babyâs death,â Lopez said. âIâve suspended my autopsy until youâre present and a crime scene technician arrives to collect evidence.â
âIâve discovered some irregularities, too,â Eve said, and shared with her everything that had happened and what sheâd learned.
âThat makes a lot of sense and is consistent with my initial findings.â
âWhich are?â
âIâll see you soon, Detective.â Lopez ended the call.
Soon was optimistic, Eve thought. The county medical examiner-coronerâs office was in Boyle Heights, on the grounds of the LAC-USC Medical Center, a few miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, and getting there now, right in the middle of rush hour, could take her ninety minutes or more if there were no accidents along the way.
She called Duncan as she drove out of the hospital parking lot, repeated what sheâd told Lopez, and added that she was heading downtown to observe the autopsy. What she didnât say was that sheâd never observed an autopsy before and was worried about making a fool of herself.
âYouâve had a busy morning,â Duncan said. âIâll check if there are any missing person reports involving pregnant women and Iâll call area hospitals to see if theyâve treated any women in the last twenty-four hours whoâve lost vital lady parts.â
âHave you ever come across anything like this before?â
âI had a case where a woman stole a baby from a hospital nursery, but we caught her an hour later, walking down the street. Sheâd been faking a pregnancy, too, and had run out of time. Do you believe Anna McCaig found the baby in her dumpster?â
âItâs a mighty big coincidence, given the timing.â
âOr itâs not a coincidence at all. Whoever left the baby could have known how desperately Anna wanted a child.â
âThatâs a stretch.â
âRuthie the Oracle knew. It follows that others in the neighborhood did, too. Remember what I told you,â Duncan said. âYou have to keep an open mind.â
Within reason, she thought, and she wasnât sure if Annaâs story, or Duncanâs theory, qualified. âIn that case, we shouldnât rule out a gift from God.â
âIf it is,â Duncan said, âheâs a cruel bastard.â
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