Nick of Time (A Bug Man Novel) by Downs Tim

Author:Downs, Tim [Downs, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2011-05-17T07:00:00+00:00

21

Nick waited as the officer unlocked the door to the holding cell. “So soon? It’s only been ten hours—I was just making plans to decorate the place.”

“We just now heard back from the Philadelphia police. Sorry it took so long; we had to wait for the morning shift to come on. A detective named Misco gave us a call back—he explained everything.”

“Misco—I’ll bet he was in a big hurry to call.”

“I imagine he’s got more important things to do.”

“More important than arranging the release of innocent citizens?”

“I wouldn’t exactly call you ‘innocent,’ Polchak. You’ve got an arrest record a mile long—you’ve been arrested in seven states. They tell me you’re supposed to be some kind of forensic expert. Whose side are you on, anyway?”

“Not the guys who build cell phone towers, that’s for sure. What’s with you mountain people, anyway? Don’t you like staying in touch with the rest of the world?”

“I told you last night, you could use our landline to call your fiancée.”

“And I told you last night, it wouldn’t do any good. I can only call her at nine o’clock, and by the time you people finished strip-searching and delousing me, it was already after ten.”

“Are you always so dramatic?”

“Drama helps me communicate with slow learners.”

“Ever hear of voice mail? Leave the woman a message.”

“Leave a message where? It’s her first cell phone and she hasn’t set up her mailbox yet. My messages just disappear into some nameless oblivion—sort of like this town.”

“Well, why doesn’t she call you?”

Nick abruptly stopped. “I don’t know—I’ve never thought about it before. Maybe because . . . she thinks I’m supposed to call her.”

The officer nodded. “Sounds like a woman to me.”

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