One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni

Author:Robert Dugoni [Dugoni, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, Crime, Thriller
ISBN: 9781662500206
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2023-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

Monday, August 3, Present Day

Seattle, Washington

Tracy shut off her work phone over the weekend and placed it in her desk drawer so it didn’t interfere with family time. Shutting off the phone was easy. Shutting off her thoughts, not so much. Despite Amanda Santos’s assurance some serial killers took their own lives, Tracy continued to have doubts. Or maybe it was just the lack of certainty that bothered her. She told herself that even if McDonnel had lived, he might not have confessed. He’d had the chance in custody but steadfastly refused.

As she grew older, Tracy realized everybody struggled with something, even those who looked sure and confident. Her something was needing to be certain. Needing things to be buttoned up and put to bed without loose strings. It was likely a product of her sister’s death and the twenty years Tracy had spent compulsively searching for Sarah’s killer, needing to know what had happened.

It became her obsession. She recognized it and she’d sought counseling. She’d had to learn how to lock her work in a box so it would not dictate her personal time. Not let it keep her from enjoying life. Reuniting with Dan, the birth of Daniella, creating a family of their own, had helped. She no longer wanted to think about work 24-7. She didn’t want to bring her work home with her.

She spent Saturday and Sunday with Dan and Daniella, as planned. Monday morning, she refused to turn on her work phone until she arrived at the office. Her counselor said it gave her control over her work instead of her work having control over her.

As she entered the seventh floor, she felt an energy in the detective division that came with the resolution of a big case. A buzz filled the air. Everyone seemed charged, their movements and conversation more animated. Victories were to be celebrated. Success put pep in everyone’s step, as her mother liked to say.

Tracy considered the boxes of documents against the far wall of her office. She’d call storage and have them returned to the vault; she marked each of the thirteen cold case files as closed. She checked her voice messages. She had several calls from reporters wanting to talk to her about the investigation, including Anita Childress. Tracy felt like she owed the young woman a return call. The rest she’d send to Nolasco.

“Tracy,” Childress said.

“Hey, Anita. I got your message but I took the weekend off and was out of cell range. What can I do for you?”

“I just wanted to ask a few questions for an article I was working on this morning, but I spoke to your captain. We ran an article yesterday morning in place of the feature pieces I put together about McDonnel’s capture.” Tracy had taken a look at the Sunday paper and did see the article atop the metro section.

“Should have run it on the front page,” Tracy said.

“I lobbied Bill for the placement but lost that battle.”

At least Nolasco would be happy.

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