Spanning the Creek by P.D. Workman

Author:P.D. Workman [Workman, P.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: pd workman

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Margie was still thinking about Moushoom’s words of wisdom when she met with Detective Cruz the next day to search Samuel Keller’s residence. Christina had been thoughtful when they went home, and Margie, too, had been affected by Moushoom’s suggestion that people limited themselves and the gifts they chose to receive.

She tried to shake off any concerns over Christina and how she was doing at school. Christina was a strong girl who would find her way through her current difficulties. She would deal with racism and exclusion her whole life. Margie couldn’t shelter her from that. She needed to focus on her job and solve Samuel Keller’s murder. Keller could no longer do anything for himself. It was up to Margie to be his advocate.

Cruz was waiting in his car outside of the house. He had printed off the warrant and handed it to Margie. The Keller family had also given their permission as Keller’s next of kin for the search to take place, and Margie had stopped by Mrs. Keller’s home on the way over to the house to get the spare key that she had held on to for Samuel Keller. It was much better if they didn’t have to break in to conduct the search.

Mrs. Keller would have come along to let them in and identify anything out of place, but Margie had asked her not to. They needed the time and space to figure things out on their own. They didn’t know what they would find at the house when they got there. If it were the scene of the crime, there could be blood or other disturbing evidence present that Mrs. Keller did not need to see. She should remember her son the way he had been, not the circumstances of his death.

Once they had done their search and knew what kind of condition she was going to find the residence in, they could release it to her and she could let them know if she figured anything out. Maybe if a special possession was missing, they could point a finger at who had taken it, either from the physical evidence or because someone had coveted it.

They walked up the front sidewalk, eyes alert for anything out of place in the front yard. Were the neighbors watching? Keeping an eye on what was going on? Had they seen anything peculiar the night of Samuel’s murder? Did they have doorbell cams that might have captured something?

Samuel’s house was half of a duplex. There was no significant difference between the two sides from the outside. The lawn was neat and not split down the center. There was no difference in the paint or the windows or window coverings. Margie suspected that the whole duplex was owned either by one of the two tenants or by a third party, who kept it maintained rather than leaving it to the whims of the tenants.

They knocked, even though they had been told that Samuel lived alone. Sometimes people lied to their families or didn’t tell them things they ought to know.

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