HER LAST PRAYER by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-21T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

It was just after dawn when they left the office and headed for the Eastman home. It was on the exact opposite side of town, but Rachel figured they were getting out just early enough to avoid the often harsh morning traffic. Rachel knew she should feel tired, but the excitement and mysteriousness of the case had her on edge. She’d have to sleep soon; she knew this, not wanting to push the limits of her body while she was currently doing so well in terms of responding to the treatment and, overall, feeling better than she had in almost a year.

As Jack made his way across the still-quiet city, the number of vehicles on the roads increasing by the minute, his cellphone rang. It was sitting in the center console, and Rachel looked over to it just as he did. The caller display read: ANDERSON.

“I guess he’s back in town and wanting updates,” Rachel said.

“Yeah. I’m sort of glad we got out of the office before he showed up.” Jack thumbed the Accept button, and the car's Bluetooth did the rest.

“Hello, sir,” Jack said.

“Good morning, Rivers. I’m catching up on the active cases I had going on when I left town and wanted to touch base with you and Gift first. How’s the hospice care case going?”

“It’s sort of blown up a bit, sir. Agent Gift and I are currently on the way to speak with a potential suspect right now, actually.”

“What are the details?”

Together, they went over the finer details of the case. It took about two minutes, ending with Rachel’s discovery of Timothy Eastman’s criminal record.

“I’ve got this email about possible police and bureau protections for the other patients on the list for the research center,” Director Anderson said. “What became of that?”

“Not much,” Jack said. “No one with the PD would commit to sending patrols. The best we’ve gotten so far were a few drive-by checks. From what we can gather, the check-in at the Moyer house was about half an hour before the killer broke in and killed Brittany Moyer.”

“I’ll make some calls and light some fires under asses about that, then,” Anderson said. “For now, I’ve got about a hundred other things to catch up on. But keep me posted on this. And Agent Gift…how are things?”

“Going great,” she said. “Maybe better than they’ve been in about a year or so.”

“That’s good to hear. You two take care.”

He ended the call, and Rachel found herself reminded of the care Anderson had always shown toward her condition. He'd always been respectful and kind about her cancer and how it had affected her work, but it was nice to hear the continued concern. It was a reminder that behind the boss, there was also a friend she could count on.

It was 7:20 when Jack parked in front of the Eastman home. It was in a nicer part of town, in a neighborhood with homes that Rachel assumed landed somewhere in the high six-figures. Light shone

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