Obscure Intentions by Anthony J Harrison

Author:Anthony J Harrison [Harrison, Anthony J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, smuggling, drugs
Published: 2018-07-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Detective Lemieux walked through the lobby, making his way towards the cafeteria for more coffee. As he reached for the door, he heard an unfamiliar voice. “Detective Lemieux, can I see you for a moment?” the woman asked.

“Do I know you, Mademoiselle?” he asked, seeing the visitor badge hanging from her blouse.

“I’m sorry, detective. My name is Doctor Louise Beringer,” she said, holding out her hand. “I was told by Captain Duval you were leading an investigation on a new strain of hashish being peddled throughout the city.”

“Yes. Please, call me Claude. Do you mind if we get some coffee?” he asked, motioning to the cafeteria. “Then we can sit and discuss this in my office.”

“I take mine black with sugar, if you please,” the woman said.

Claude ordered the two coffees and nodded to the cashier who placed them on his police department tab. Passing the cup to the doctor, he directed her towards the elevator. Moments later, they stood in front of his office. “If you’ll follow me,” he started, holding the door open.

Entering, Louise noticed the stack of empty coffee cups in the detective’s trash can as she took a seat. “Your other officers look to be busy,” she teased, pointing to the trash can. “Putting in a lot of hours chasing leads on the case I take it.”

“Most of those are mine,” Claude replied, embarrassed. “Now, you said you sought me out so we can discuss the drug issue. Is there something you wish to add to the investigation, maybe new evidence, or something left off the autopsy report for Miss Bakker?” he asked, recalling the young Danish woman.

“Yes, detective. We came across something new,” Louise said. “My colleagues were treating a victim from yesterday’s hotel fire; when the bloodwork results came back, they noted the use of an illicit drug,” she explained, taking another sip of her coffee. Opening her purse, she displayed a print-out. “Our lab was also used to run beta tests on your samples from several months ago, so the technicians did a comparison between the two of them.”

“I wasn’t aware the hospital staff were given any samples of the evidence,” Claude said, making a note to discuss it with Julien.

“It’s a practice we’ve had in place for years, Claude.”

“So, your staff confirmed this victim was exposed to the same drugs we’re finding on the street,” the detective said. “It shouldn’t be much of a surprise since the drug dealers outnumber the police five-to-one in most areas of the city.”

“But what we found was the same markers for hashish, but a mere trace of an unknown,” the doctor said, finishing her coffee. “The lab noted the earlier sample had a greater concentration of your unknown chemical.”

Claude leaned back in his chair, laying his tablet on his stomach. Scrawling a few ideas down, he looked up. “It seems your lab has stumbled across an important issue, Doctor.”

“Please, it’s Louise,” she said with a smile.

“I’m sorry, Louise,” Claude said. “What I’m seeing between your tests, both earlier and more recent, is the unknown chemical is breaking down over time.

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