Ice Cream with a Side of Danger by Meredith Potts

Author:Meredith Potts [Potts, Meredith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Even though Melanie was outraged with David, she obeyed his orders. When we finished talking to her, she went back inside her motel room.

David and I then traveled to the south side of town to speak with Scott Hatcher. On the drive over to Mr. Hatcher’s place, I couldn’t help but think about what a mess Walter’s life was. He certainly had a knack for making enemies. He also seemed to burn bridges everywhere he went. What a disaster this case was.

With the way the previous interviews had gone, I fully expected our upcoming conversation with Scott to feature all sorts of emotional fireworks. Of course, I would love it if I was wrong. That said, I wasn’t going to hold my breath.

A few minutes later, David and I arrived at Bolton Avenue. Scott lived in a beige Spanish-style house.

The tall brawny forty-nine-year-old opened his front door after David’s first set of knocks. The brawny man was an imposing figure with a deep voice and a confrontational attitude.

“Who are you and what do you want?” Scott snapped.

When David flashed his badge, it usually changed the entire complexion of a conversation. Typically, a suspect would abstain from mouthing off too much once they realized they were dealing with a police detective.

That wasn’t the case with Scott. The man remained just as worked up as ever. In fact, Scott didn’t even back off when David revealed that Walter had been murdered.

Make no mistake, I didn’t expect Scott to shed a tear when he heard the news about Walter’s death. However, I did assume that Scott wouldn’t act so antagonistically toward us. It turned out I was gravely mistaken.

“I don’t understand why you told me any of that,” Scott said.

“Really? That’s your reaction to finding out that Walter was killed?” David asked.

Scott threw out his arms. “What did you think I would say?”

“I assumed that you would be sad. Or at least you’d pretend to be.”

“Don’t get me wrong. It’s always awful to hear that someone has been murdered. But it’s not like we were friends or anything. As a matter of fact, I only met the guy once.”

“Trust me. I realize that you two weren’t best buddies,” David said. “That’s why I’m here.”

Scott’s nose crinkled as he stared deep into David’s eyes. Scott then folded his arms and replied, “I don’t like where this conversation is going.”

David put his hand in the air. “Look. There’s no need to get worked up. We just want to ask you a few questions. It’s all standard procedure.”

Scott scoffed. “Who do you think you’re fooling? Nothing about this is standard.”

“I assure you, I’m just following police protocol.”

“You mean, the protocol you use when you’re speaking with a murder suspect?” Scott said.

“Why don’t you just let me get to my questions?” David replied. “Depending on what your answers are, I might be out of your hair in a couple of minutes.”

Scott folded his arms. “Or you could just leave now.”

“I’m afraid I can’t do that,” David said.

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