Suspicion of Murder by G K Parks

Author:G K Parks [Parks, G K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780989195843
Publisher: Modus Operandi
Published: 2014-05-03T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty

Martin provided sustenance for the troops and gave a full statement to everyone at the table. Thompson was fighting with the computer in the office to display a photo array of police officers for identification. While he, Martin, and Bruiser were occupied, I was brought up to speed on last night’s surveillance. No club was hit. The surveillance teams didn’t run across anything suspicious. More than likely, the guilty party or parties were paired with federal agents and didn’t have a chance to conduct an independent heist. Whoever wasn’t working stakeout managed to somehow discover Martin’s arrival and followed him from the airport to deliver a threatening message.

“Things at the precinct today weren’t good,” O’Connell chimed in. “Lines are being drawn. I wouldn’t be surprised if by the end of the week we haven’t turned on one another like rabid dogs.”

“Where are you with this?” I asked Cooper.

“Surveillance teams are on Hoskins, Fisher, and Metz, but no one has stepped out of line or done anything suspicious.”

“They don’t have to. Word spreads, and they can find sympathy with both the old school brass and the newbie officers,” Heathcliff added. “I’d bet my badge the guys who spoke to Jen and the chuckleheads from last night think they were helping out a wrongly accused brother in arms.”

“We need to change their minds,” I hissed.

The rest of the afternoon was spent devising an attack strategy. Defense wasn’t cutting it, and heads would roll. While Cooper couldn’t officially enact anything at the moment, he agreed to make sure I passed the physical requirements for a field agent and all my assets were relinquished. I needed to get off the sidelines and do something to set the crooked bastards off kilter. Before things concluded, Martin, Jones, and Thompson came out of the office.

“Nailed them,” Thompson offered. “We’ve got two names, an officer and a newly promoted detective, both with personal ties to Hoskins. Hoskins was Officer Perkins TO, and Detective Spinelli listed him as a recommendation for his promotion.” O’Connell and I exchanged a charged look; we wanted blood.

“I’ll run their mugs past Jen and see if she recognizes them,” O’Connell said, pushing his chair away from the table. “Are we ready to go?”

Cooper and Mark were coordinating something out of the office, and Mark waved them off. Thompson and Heathcliff got up to follow O’Connell; even when it came to riding together, it was still an us versus them situation. I followed the cops to the door.

“Nick, a minute.” I wanted to talk to him without being overheard. Heathcliff offered a reassuring smile, and Thompson bumped against my arm as they walked out the door. Making sure the coast was clear, I pulled O’Connell aside on the front step. “The bastards came for him last night. I didn’t even know he was flying in, and they stopped him. Who the hell are these people?”

“They’re cops, Parker.”

“If Hoskins wants to come at me, then he better bring it.” I thought briefly about Vito. An alternative solution might be a viable option, after all.

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