More Than It Seems
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Sam shook a mocking fist at him. “Thanks for the vote of confidence,” he said. “I’m too stubborn to kill, haven’t you heard that before?”
“Yeah,” Denny said. “From you, so I took it as just so much hyperbole. How are you feeling?”
“Like death warmed over. Enough about me, though, what about everything else? What’s happening with the case?”
Denny shrugged. “It’s closed,” he said. “Seems there was plenty of evidence tying Turner to Jensen, once we knew what we were looking for. And incidentally, remember Kenny talking about how the accomplice smelled like cigars? Turns out Turner had a bout of oral cancer a few years ago, and that’s when he gave up smoking them.”
Sam nodded slowly. “Well, that just helps to clinch it, then.” He thought for a moment, then narrowed his eyes. “What about Lou Givens?”
“Well, he wasn’t a deliberate accomplice,” Denny said. “The DA considered charging him with accessory, for not coming clean about Kenny, but it turns out the statute of limitations would apply. He’s gone free, Sam, and I understand he has been up to visit Steve. He’s just a couple of doors down, and he’ll probably be released within a day or two.” He shook his head. “We came to close to losing him and you, Sam.”
“We lost too much this time,” Sam said. “Jade is gone, and Darren. Steve will be retiring from investigation, just to help Walter do his thing. It’s made me do some serious thinking, and I was already thinking along these lines before this happened.”
“What kind of thinking, Sam?” Indie asked. “What have you got in mind?”
“Retirement,” Sam said. “We have enough money put away to live comfortably the rest of our lives, and it’ll even grow if we invest it wisely. I’m ready to quit, Indie. I’m ready to accept my retirement and my bad hip and everything, and just enjoy life with you and my children.”
Denny’s eyes went wide. “Bloody hell,” he said. “Are you serious, Sam?”
Indie’s eyes were wide, but Kenzie’s were even wider. “Daddy? Do you mean it?”
“I sure do, sweetheart. I’m done. Sam Prichard is hanging up his gun and calling it quits.”
Denny threw his hands in the air, but then he began to laugh, as Sam’s wife and daughter burst into smiles and leaned close, hugging him the best they could without causing him pain. Sam was happy, delighted that they were pleased with his decision, and confident that he was ready for a life of leisure.
And then, somewhere in the back of his mind, he heard a southern drawl.
“Until the next case, anyway. Right, Sam?”
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