One Foot In The Grave (Conjuring a Coroner Book 4) by S.C. Stokes

Author:S.C. Stokes [Stokes, S.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Kasey drummed her fingers on the dashboard of the squad car. The waiting was killing her. If she was being honest, the past twenty-four hours had slipped past quicker than she believed possible, but the last hour and a half spent staking out St. Patrick's Cathedral had seemed without end. With the Thanksgiving Day Parade celebrations in full swing only a few streets away, she would have much rather been there.

It had taken some time to win over Bishop and convince her that Sanders was on the level but reluctantly she had come around. Having a formidable wizard in their corner certainly improved their prospects at capturing the true killer. Moreover, the promise of relief from the ADI and the Arcane Council was too big a benefit to pass up. The ADI had been on her case for weeks, and any breathing room would be a welcome relief, particularly with the fate of the city hanging in the balance.

On discovering that he was aware of Bishop's knowledge of the World of Magic, Kasey had been forced to trust in Sanders’ self-interest and his desire to clear his name. Sanders could always report Bishop to the ADI but it would be a case of mutually assured destruction. Any attempt of his to contact them would likely result in his own incarceration. As it was, Kasey was having to trust Sanders to be true to his word.

Together, Sanders, Bishop and Kasey waited, the unlikeliest of allies, huddled in a squad car outside of St Patrick's Cathedral. Arthur Ainsley had yet to arrive, but his ADI security detail was out in force. Half a dozen agents had taken up positions around the cathedral. Arthur may have been determined to carry out his usual routine in spite of the attack on the manor, but the ADI were unwilling to take any chances.

“So, take me through your plan one more time,” Bishop said.

Sanders, who was sitting in the back seat, leaned forward. “Once we see Arthur, Kasey and I are going to slip into the cathedral and take up position. As soon as Arthur reaches the confessional, we’ll know we are on track with Kasey’s vision. Once the Archbishop enters the confessional, we will have a brief window to make our way from the Sacristy to the Confessional. While they are both inside, we will hit them with the tear gas and take down whoever is masquerading as the Archbishop. The tear gas should incapacitate Arthur long enough for us to get our killer out of there. We’ll knock him out, drag him out here, and toss him in the trunk.”

“What are you going to do with Ainsley?” Bishop asked.

“Nothing whatsoever,” Kasey replied. “If Sanders even looks at him funny, our deal is off. We’ll not have the chancellor killed on our watch. We’ll just be taking the Archbishop to use a revelation spell on him. Once we reveal his true identity, then we drag him out of there and into the trunk before the ADI realize that anything is wrong.

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