In Death 33 - Salvation In Death by J.D. Robb

Author:J.D. Robb [Robb, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-04-29T04:00:00+00:00

She watched until the timer rang, and both men stepped back. Shed counted two hits for Marc, six for López. And the way Marc bent at the waist to catch his breath told her he was done.

She walked forward. “Nice round.” Puffing, still bent over, Marc turned his head. “The guy kills me.”

“You drop your right before you jab.”

“So he tells me,” Marc said bitterly. “You want a shot at him?”

Eve glanced up at López. “Wouldnt mind, but Ill rain-check. Have you got a few minutes now?” she asked López. “We have some questions.”

“Of course.”

“Outside maybe? Well wait for you on the blacktop.”

“Hes built,” Peabody said when they walked out of the gym. “Who knew that under all the priest gear he was Father Seriously Ripped.”

“Keeps in shape. And somethings up. Father Seriously Ripped had his sad eyes on, but there was more. There was dread.” “Really? I guess I wasnt looking at his eyes. He could have heard about Lino by now. Word like that starts traveling fast. Since hes the man in charge, hes going to have to explain, I guess, why he didnt realize a man like that was working under him. Everybody needs a fall guy, right? Maybe the church brass is aiming at him.”

Since the blacktop was swarming with kids, Eve stayed at the side of the building. “Why arent these people in school?”

“Schools out for the day, Dallas. On the technical end of things, its nearly end of shift.”

“Oh. Maybe hes worried about his career. Do priests have careers? But that wasnt it. I know the look that says, „I dont want to talk to the cops. Thats what he had in his eyes.”

“You think hes hiding something? He didnt know Lino—as Lino. Hes only been in the parish for a few months.”

“Hes been a priest a hell of a lot longer.” She thought of what Mira had predicted, and decided not to dance and jab, but to try for the knockout as soon as López came out.

His hair was damp, and the sweat had his T-shirt clinging to his chest. Yeah, Eve mused, he kept in shape.

She didnt wait a beat. “The victims been officially identified as Lino Martinez. You know who killed him. You know,” Eve said, “because whoever did told you.”

He closed his eyes briefly. “What I know was told to me within the sanctity of the confessional.”

“Youre protecting a murderer, and one who is indirectly responsible for a second death in Jimmy Jay Jenkins.”

“I cant break my vows, Lieutenant. I cant betray my faith, or the laws of the Church.”

“Render unto Caesar,” Peabody said, and had López shaking his head.

“I cant give to mans law with one hand, and take from Gods with the other. Please, can we sit? The benches over there, away from the building. This needs to be very private.”

Resentment bubbling, Eve walked over to where benches, their legs set into concrete, were facing the court. López sat, rested his hands on his knees. “Ive prayed on this.

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