JS01 Where's My Son? by John C Dalglish

Author:John C Dalglish [Dalglish, John C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Religion & Spirituality
ISBN: 9781470098728
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-04-10T05:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 7

Detective Jason Strong got off the flight to Springfield anxious to get going. He rented a car and drove to police headquarters where he was to meet Detective Sam Garner.

The front desk called upstairs, and a couple of minutes later, Detective Garner emerged from the elevator. He strode—or was it shuffled?—over to Jason with his hand extended. “Sam Garner. Nice to meet you.”

“Jason Strong.”

Jason sized up the detective. He was round everywhere. His face, his chest, his arms, his legs. He reminded Jason of the Michelin Man with a goatee.

“Come on, I’ll take you upstairs. Let’s see what help I can be.”

“Appreciate it. I brought a picture of someone I think may be in the area. He’s tied to a kidnapping case from years ago, and he’s gone missing.”

“Was he the kidnapper?”

“No, the father of the child taken.”

Sam gave Jason a sideways glance. “Ever find the kid?”

“Not yet.”

They got off the elevator on the third floor and Sam led the way to his desk. The squad room looked like a poorly organized cubicle farm.

When they got to Sam’s desk, the big detective sat in his chair and Jason took the one opposite him.

Jason slid the picture of Michael in front of Sam.

“His name is Michael Barton. The last search on his computer was ‘St. Luke’s Missouri.’”

Sam picked up the picture. “How can I help?”

“The search results showed one here in town, and another in St. Louis. I want to pay a visit to the one here in town. Do you know anyone I can connect with?”

“Sure, the head of security over there is an ex-cop. I’ll give him a call for you.”

“Great, and can I get you to show this guy’s pic at the pre-shift patrol meetings? Maybe one of your beat cops has seen him.”

“That’s no problem. Can I keep this copy?”

Jason nodded as Sam picked up the phone. “I’ll call over to the hospital. When do you want to go over there?”

“Now.”

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Jason pulled up at St. Luke’s carrying with him another picture of Michael Barton. He wasn’t sure if Michael had been to this St. Luke’s yet, but Jason hoped if Barton had been here, someone would remember his face.

When Jason came through the door, he found a horseshoe-shaped desk attended by a young lady in a candy striper outfit. Sam Garner had arranged a meeting with the head of hospital security, so Jason showed his badge and asked her to let Tom Evans know he was here.

She smiled, picked up the phone, said a few words, and hung up. While he was waiting, Jason pulled out the picture of Michael and showed it to her.

“Have you seen this man?”

She studied the photo before shaking her head. “No, I don’t think so.”

Tom Evans walked up and extended his hand to Jason. “Detective Strong, I’m Tom Evans. Sam asked me to give you any help I can. He and I go way back.”

Jason shook his hand and looked back at the girl behind the counter. “Thanks for your time…Jessica, is it?”

“Yes, and you’re welcome.

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