Killing the Secret by Donna Welch Jones

Author:Donna Welch Jones [Jones, Donna Welch]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery, Retail, Suspense
Publisher: Deadly Niche Press
Published: 2013-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Three

“Wilbur Langley,” Lexie said as the guard escorted her into the visiting area. “What did you want to tell me?”

“This place is driving me nuts. I ain’t used to being cooped up all the time. I’m a woodsman. There are a lot of crazy men in here!”

“Probably loony because you fried their brains with drugs.”

“I’m ready to deal.” Wilbur’s voice was intense.

“Are you now? So here’s my problem. I don’t know what I’m dealing for.”

“Guess you just need to take a chance, Sheriff Girlie.”

“Now wouldn’t I look like a fool if I helped a known criminal and got nothing in return?”

“On the other hand, if you caught the murderer, people might not hate you quite so much.” The small balls of his eyes fixed on her.

“I have to know what you found, Wilbur, before I’ll help you. Anyway, it was raining, so whatever you got is likely useless.” Lexie stood up and started toward the door.

“No, don’t leave. You gotta help me.” He sounded desperate.”

“I don’t want to help you, Wilbur, unless you have a clue to the murderer.”

“It was under her body, so the rain didn’t hurt it. I’ll have to go with you. You won’t be able to find it.”

Lexie called the guard back. “I need to talk to the jailer.”

“I don’t know about this, Lexie,” Jailer Harris said. “We probably need to bring the judge in for this.”

“I’m just borrowing him, Harris. Remember, I brought him in. He says he can lead me to a clue in Abbey’s murder. I got to find out if he has anything.”

“Okay,” Harris growled, “but this is all on you if there’s a problem. Sign him out.”

Harris handcuffed Wilbur and walked him out to the patrol car. Lexie locked him to the bar across the back seat.

Lexie viewed Harris’ stiff stance as she turned the car out of the lot.

“Good to see the woods again.” Wilbur said as he breathed in deeply when they reached their destination.

Lexie pulled his arms behind him and cuffed the link from the bar onto his free hand. “Okay, Wilbur, lead the way. Remember, my gun is right behind you.”

He walked for at least twenty minutes making curves among the trees and large rocks.

“It’s here,” he hollered, pointing his chin toward an old saddlebag flung high in a tree.

She was going to have a long climb, so she started securing Wilbur around the trunk of a tree. She faced him toward the tree and opened the ring from his right wrist in order to pull his arm in a circle reaching back to his left wrist. In one quick move, he ripped his arm from her grasp and swirled around. The metal ring slapped against her neck as he pushed her to the ground. He took off running.

Struggling to her feet, she fired a shot to his right and started running in his direction. A few yards later he vanished into the underbrush. She stopped and waited for the sound of running steps on the ground, or the clank of the unsecured link, but there was nothing.

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