Inferno (CSI Reilly Steel #2) by Casey Hill

Author:Casey Hill
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: police procedural, CSI, forensics, reilly steel, Crime Scene Investigation, female forensic investigator
Publisher: Little Blue Books
Published: 2012-09-07T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Simon Darcy slowed as he approached the turn. The sign at the entrance left no doubt where you were, or what to expect: Government Property – Entry Forbidden. Visitors and Authorised Vehicles Only Beyond This Point

Simon looked outwardly calm, but inside his nerves were jangling.

He drove carefully, taking his time over everything. Finding an empty space at the far end of the car park, he reversed in. He couldn’t help but smile – it was almost as if he was planning a quick getaway.

The building loomed overhead, an uninspiring edifice of granite, but the tall red-brick tower and the razor wire surrounding the perimeter betrayed its real purpose. This building was built to contain, incarcerate.

Carrying his briefcase, Simon slowly approached the main door of Mountjoy Prison.

He passed through the first doors, the security barrier ahead. His briefcase went through the scanner, and was subjected to a cursory search. Simon himself went through, and was checked over with a hand scanner.

The guard was tall, middle-aged, a weary expression on his thin face. He recognized Simon. ‘Who you seeing today, then?’

‘Ricky Webb.’

The guard grunted. ‘Good luck with that one – he’s a right little shit.’

Simon nodded. ‘Thanks for the warning.’

‘I can’t believe he’s getting out,’ the guard continued, scowling. ‘If I had my way, a little prick like that would never see the light of day again.’

Simon looked sympathetic. ‘Oh, well, we’ll just have to trust that they all get their just deserts in the end.’

The guard sat back on his metal folding chair, looking at Simon from under the brim of his cap. ‘I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one.’

The reception desk was behind a thick glass window. Simon stared at his reflection while he waited for the officer to finish talking on the phone. He ran his hand through his thinning fair hair, and slid his passport under the glass. His heart was pounding, his palms clammy.

The guard finished up on the phone, glanced at Simon’s ID, then down at his face. ‘Officer Carey’s gone to fetch Webb – interview room two.’

Simon felt as though a serpent had wrapped its coil around his gut. ‘Thank you.’

‘You know where it is?’

Simon nodded. ‘I’ve been on that block before – end of the hall, turn left?’

The guard smiled. ‘That’s it. Second door on your left. Need any help?’

‘I’m fine, thanks.’

The other man slid a visitor’s badge under the glass. ‘You know the drill – keep this on you at all times.’

Breathe deeply, stay calm ... ‘Thank you.’ Simon took the badge, clipped it to his gray sweater, and turned and headed down the hall.

The hallway was long, lined with CCTV cameras. Simon tried to relax, tried to act normal, but he was sure that every camera was watching him, that sooner or later he would hear the loud angry buzz of the alarm, the pounding of polished black shoes on the linoleum, that a group of guards would come thundering round the corner, seize him, and drag him off to a cell.

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