The Watcher by Jo Robertson

Author:Jo Robertson [Robertson, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Crime, Serial Killers, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
ISBN: 146113613X
Amazon: B005I044WW
Publisher: McKay Lewis Publishers
Published: 2011-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Every time Slater called the Fresno branch of the FBI, he got a recorded message. Finally he dialed the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit at Quantico, Virginia. Even accounting for the three-hour time difference, and knowing it’d be hard to get someone on a Sunday, Slater was disappointed. In spite of his law enforcement credentials, getting the numbers to any FBI services was like gaining access to the Pentagon.

When he finally got through to someone besides an automaton, an officious-sounding woman announced that the Bureau didn’t respond to local law enforcement calls. All requests for FBI assistance came through various state offices. California’s division of the FBI was housed in Fresno, California. She knew he’d understand the proper procedure and she’d be happy to give him the number.

Slater explained that he knew the drill, but he really needed to contact someone before Monday. He tried to explain the situation, and when the woman merely repeated her memorized monologue, he erupted in frustration.

“Look, lady, I don’t give a shit about your protocol. We’ve got a serial killer running rampant in our town, and if the friggin’ Eff-Bee-Eye isn’t interested, then we ‘local law enforcement’ will proceed on our own.”

Bauer had returned by then, and although he hadn’t been completely briefed, lent his support by chiming in. “That’s telling them.”

Slater paused to calm himself and glanced at Kate’s and Bauer’s amused expressions. He made a “duh” sign by slapping his forehead with the heel of his hand and was rewarded with grins. In a measured voice, he continued speaking to the woman on the other end of the line.

“Now why don’t you pass my message on to your supervisor, and if he decides he’d like a piece of the action, fine. If he thinks it’s important enough, maybe he can get through to the Fresno Branch. If not, we’ll solve the damn case without your people.”

Slater slammed the phone down on its cradle. “Shit, what do they pay those people to do?”

“Never mind,” Kate said. “I’ve already made inroads by pinpointing several unsolved murder cases that look like promising connections.”

She checked her watch. “Why don’t we take this stuff back to my apartment and work on it? Maybe three heads will be better than one.”

“Or better than the entire Bureau,” Slater grumbled.

Bauer agreed, but was clearly confused.

“We’ll work up a profile from this new information,” Kate said confidently. “We’ll get this guy ourselves.”

“That’s the attitude, Nancy Drew,” Slater said. He watched her figure as she walked toward her office to get her coat and purse. He liked the hopeful cadence in her voice and the buoyancy in her walk. Her optimism made him believe they could do this.

First thing Monday, he’d get teams going on the medical records search.

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