Psycho Hill by Derek Ciccone

Author:Derek Ciccone [Ciccone, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Thrillers & Suspense, Suspense, Thriller, NEWEST, Psycho Hill
Amazon: B00PABLF08
Published: 2014-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 47

The problem was, neither of our stakeouts garnered much more than we already knew.

During Gwen’s interview with Hastings, he predictably blamed everything on Poca and the Samerauks. Although, he did provide an entertaining off-the-record theory about Chief Vayo and Indian hit-men, which might turn out to be a blockbuster for his movie company one day.

“According to Hastings’ theory, the plan was to frame him for Archibald’s murder. That way, as he put it, the Samerauks were going to kill two birds with one arrowhead. And I think that could be what’s happening here,” Gwen said.

“I only saw one threat enter—Hastings—do you think someone else is in there?”

“No, JP—I think you’re the threat. The reporter who is getting too close to the story. What if she’s planning to kill Hastings and frame you for it?”

“Sounds a little out there for me,” Carter said.

“It would have been, until you gave her the perfect opportunity,” she shot back.

“Which might not be a coincidence—there had to be a reason why she pursued Carter so aggressively,” I said, ganging up on him.

“With me spending time with Hastings on his estate, and accompanying him to the premiere tonight, JP would become jealous of what he believes is an affair. So when they find Hastings dead in JP’s brownstone, with no proof that Poca was ever there, the jealous JP will become the lead suspect—two birds with one arrowhead.”

Carter isn’t big on longevity with his women, but he is on loyalty. And once you’ve entered the bedroom of Jeff Carter—or in this case, my bedroom, which I might never use ever again—he will have your back for life. So having basically accused Poca of a murder that (hopefully) had yet to happen, Gwen had a fight on her hands.

Carter boomed, “Poca is innocent!” He thought the statement through, and amended, “Okay, she’s not really innocent, but she had nothing to do with whatever happened to this Thomas Archibald.”

“No offense, but you’re not exactly thinking with a clear head on this one,” Gwen said.

I decided to take up the risky strategy of exploring the possibility that Carter might be right. And to do that, I would have to shed some doubt on Woodrow Hastings.

Hastings seemed very adept at playing the alibi card. He made sure he had one for the night that Archie went missing. And everyone seems to just assume this as fact. But the Hastings family has been known to buy a few things around Rockfield over the years, and pump a lot of money into the local economy. Who was to say he didn’t buy an alibi?

So I made the case that Poca was the one in danger here, which is why her son begged her not to go—he knew the type of information she had on Hastings, and how dangerous it could be to confront him alone. As for Hastings, he likely had his alibi secured—maybe Claude the driver, or some other staffer. As Gwen said, everything else today had been planned.

Once Gwen

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