The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis

Author:Krista Davis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2019-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-one

“Do you know any good lawyers?” Rae Rae paced back and forth in front of me.

My previous boyfriend happened to be a lawyer. He lived in Northern Virginia, but he was entirely too fond of using any excuse to make himself at home in my guest bedroom at the inn. I was certain she could find a lawyer in Snowball, if not Wagtail. But at the moment, my greater concern was that Rae Rae might actually have murdered them. “Should I call Dave?”

“Heavens, no! Why would you do that? But he’ll come lookin’ for me sooner or later. Maybe I should just get out of town. That might be easier. Then again, if I leave, they’ll think that’s a sign of guilt. What a mess! And this was such a fun vacation up to now.” She gazed around blankly, as if she didn’t quite know what to do. “Well, except for Diane’s death. That wasn’t any fun at all.”

My phone rang, which was unusual at that hour. Dave asked if I had seen Rae Rae.

“She happens to be right here with me,” I said, worried that he might be coming to place her under arrest.

“Great! Can you bring her over to Dr. Engelknecht’s office? We need someone to confirm Howard’s identity.”

“They want you to identify Howard’s body,” I said to Rae Rae.

She drew in such a sharp breath that even Trixie looked up at her. “Yes, of course. I’m happy to cooperate with the authorities. That will look good for me.”

I checked my watch. Casey would arrive for the night shift any minute. What I really wanted was to go to bed. But Rae Rae probably needed company, and she might have trouble finding the doctor’s office.

As soon as Casey walked in the door, Rae Rae, Trixie, and I took a golf cart over to the three-story house where the doctor saw patients. I had never given much thought to the fact that someone had to have a place to store bodies in Wagtail until they were collected by a funeral home. The lights on the first floor were ablaze. An ambulance was parked on the street in front of the gate in the white picket fence.

I carried Trixie, whom I figured probably wasn’t supposed to be in the doctor’s office, but I wasn’t taking any chances leaving her outside by herself.

Dr. Engelknecht greeted us, even Trixie, warmly.

Dave thanked Rae Rae for coming and led her to a back room. I waited at the doorway to the brightly lighted room.

Rae Rae gasped. She clamped a bejeweled hand over her mouth. She turned away from Howard with her eyes closed, and for a moment I feared she might faint, but she gathered herself and looked at him again.

“Howard, darlin’, what happened to you?” She wiped tears off her cheeks. “Your tormented life is over. May you rest in peace. I guess we all knew you would end like this. It’s probably a miracle that it didn’t happen sooner.”

Dave asked, “Can you confirm that this is Howard Hirschtritt?”

“Oh my, yes.

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