Rough Seas by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2018-07-18T17:40:18+00:00

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Hours later, by the time the silent trio reached the marina again, Metro-Dade evidence technicians were waiting at the dock, summoned by Michael over Raúl’s ship-to-shore radio. Once again Michael leapt aboard his uncle’s boat, started the engine, and guided it the last hundred yards into its slip. As soon as the fishing boat was secured, the sleepy, out-of-uniform evidence techs—Ken Marshall and Felipe Domínguez—joined Michael on deck. When Molly made a move to join them, Michael waved her back.

“I want them treating this like a crime scene,” he said grimly. “There’s no point in adding another set of prints or messing up what’s already here. If you’ll wait at the restaurant, I’ll call a cab for you in a minute.”

Molly shook her head. “I’m going to make a phone call, but I’m not leaving.”

He opened his mouth, clearly intending to argue, then shrugged. “Fine. I’ll give you a lift when we’re through.”

At the pay phone inside the restaurant, she called her ex-husband. He was not going to appreciate the fact that she was calling at what he would consider the middle of the night or that she hadn’t called much earlier. She shrugged off his displeasure. Hal never approved of much she did anyway. He could just add this to the list.

“Where the hell are you?” Hal DeWitt demanded. “I thought you were picking Brian up at eight o’clock. It’s the goddamned middle of the night.”

She almost laughed at the predictable response. Instead, she managed to sound dutifully contrite. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t get to a phone before now.”

“The woman who keeps a cellular phone attached to her eardrum?” he retorted with derision.

“Hal, is this really necessary?”

“I think it is.” When that was met with silence, he added, “Okay, okay. When are you getting here?”

“I’m not. I really need you to keep Brian another day or so.”

That was greeted with his most put-upon sigh. “Couldn’t you have called earlier? He could have been in bed by now. You haven’t gotten yourself mixed up in another goddamn murder, have you?” he inquired sarcastically.

The last three homicide cases in which Molly had inadvertently become entangled had irritated the daylights out of her ex-husband. He’d acted as if she personally had been responsible for the deaths. He also made it seem as if she’d done it only to aggravate him.

“No,” she said, refusing to accept the possibility that Tío Miguel might be dead or to be drawn into an argument. “But a friend of mine is in the middle of a family emergency. I’d like to be able to help out. It’ll be easier if Brian stays with you.”

Since leaving Brian with him more often was exactly what Hal had been pleading with Molly to do, she guessed he wouldn’t dare deny the request, though he’d do his best to make her feel guilty in the meantime.

“I suppose it’ll be okay,” he said grudgingly.

She bit back a sarcastic retort about his enthusiasm. Instead, her tone deliberately mild, she said only, “Thanks. Since he’s still up, anyway, let me speak with him, please.

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