Stirring Up Murder by P. D. Workman

Author:P. D. Workman [Workman, P. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: pd workman
Published: 2018-06-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

E

rin and Vic had a bit of a rough morning getting up and getting prepared to open. Erin was still tired and found that it made her clumsy as well as a little bit irritable. Part of her irritability also had to do with her concern about Charley, and the fact that she still didn’t even know whether Charley was alive or dead.

Vic seemed better-rested than Erin, though she too seemed a little thick-headed, having to write some of her labels twice and to pull out the calculator for math she could normally do in her head. Together, they managed to bungle their way through the pre-opening routine and eventually the morning rush as well. They normally took their lunch early, and Terry stopped by to see if he could take Erin away for a few minutes. She promised Vic she would be back soon, and went with Terry to the police department in the Town Hall. Terry closed the door to his office and turned on the speaker phone to call Jack Ward.

It didn’t take him long to get past the receptionist, and then they heard Ward’s gruff voice over the speaker.

“Jack, it’s Terry Piper in Bald Eagle Falls. I’ve got Erin Price with me.”

Ward grunted. “You got something for me?”

“Actually, we were hoping for a little information from you.”

“It’s still an active investigation,” Ward said, his words clipped and impatient. “I don’t have anything to share with you.”

“Erin might have a few things that you are unaware of,” Terry said. “But she would like a little information in return.”

“It’s not a two-way street. We can’t release anything to a civilian.”

“Which is why I’m the one calling you,” Terry said. “I figured you might be able to tell me…”

“Not when it’s going straight to the ears of the public,” Ward countered, not giving an inch.

“Do you know where Charlotte Campbell is this morning?”

There was silence for a moment while Ward considered the question. Erin could hear papers being moved around.

“Why do you ask?” Ward asked cautiously.

“Charlotte was visited by a couple of the Dyson boys yesterday. Erin was concerned that something might happen to her.”

“Then why did Miss Price not call emergency or call my number yesterday?”

“I didn’t know what to do,” Erin protested. “She called them and was okay with them coming over… so I didn’t think it was an emergency. I didn’t know what to do.”

“You should have called me anyway. I’ll have someone follow up with her, but it’s a little late now. If she was in any danger, it’s way too late to do anything about it now.”

Erin’s stomach was tight, cramped up with the fear that Ward was right and it was too late to do anything for Charley.

“There was apparently another man who came by Charley’s last night as well,” Terry informed Ward. Erin put her hand out to stop him, not sure she wanted anyone else to know about the masked man, but Terry ignored her and continued on. “He told Charley to get out of town, and Erin to go home and stay out of the way.

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