by Mick James
“Your sister’s place, and you never used the bathroom?” That sounded like no woman I ever knew.
“Yes, can you believe it? I’m not kidding, Dev I never was beyond the front door.”
So much for that crack in the wall.
“Wonder why? Was she a private person?”
“No more than anyone else. I mean, she could be fun, she loved a party, liked to laugh. It is not as though she stayed locked up in that place for a day or a week.”
“Where’d she work?”
“Umm, like I told you before, some clubs. She was the nanny for a woman’s children for a bit. She painted a house for some guy, cleaned for a couple of women. God, she hated the cleaning. I think she lasted about two weeks doing that.”
“What about the photo?”
“The photo?” she asked.
I didn’t want to pull out the eight and a half by eleven color copy that snooty Dr. Mallory Bendix had made for me when Aaron confiscated the photo. Evidence. He was probably leering at it right now.
“Yeah, did you know any of the other folks in that photo? The two guys on the beach or maybe that Asian woman?”
Kerri seemed to think for a brief moment then shook her head no. This struck me as a little amazing considering she was zipping around town in a sixty-thousand-plus little blue sports car owned by the two guys. Both dead.
“No idea? Not even a guess?”
“No!” she said adamantly.
I couldn’t tell if she thought I knew about the car, or even suspected. In the end it didn’t matter. I paid the bill and we walked outside and stood on the sidewalk. It was a warm day, sunny heading toward oppressive. We were on the south side, the shady side of the street. The sun was coming over the roof of the one-story brick building. I was thinking about how I intended to tell her that I was quitting.
I don’t know the architectural term for the building design. I’d guess it was built back around 1920. A brick structure of eight, one-story retail fronts with large plate-glass windows. The brick was set in a geometric design above the windows then capped with some sort of blond stone. All the entrances were inset maybe four feet. At the corner there was a flower shop, then the restaurant, Bon Vie, a dance studio, bakery, a hairdresser, and a couple of nondescript offices at the far end.
The sky was cloudless. I really wasn’t aware of much. Kerri was saying something, but I didn’t hear her. I did hear that voice again, in my head, telling me to shake hands like a gentleman and drop this case. When will I learn to listen?
I think I heard the shot, but I’m not really sure. One minute I’m debating about dropping the case, the next I think I’m pushing Kerri out of the way. And then there was blood. Mine, unfortunately.
If Dev was up to his eyeballs he just got in over his head. A beautiful woman, but every time he looks for an answer two more questions pop up. Aaron LaZelle appears to be the only one making any sense, not that Dev seems willing to listen. You can help out by downloading this work of genius and keeping an eye on him. Thanks and enjoy Russian Roulette…
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Last Shot: Case 6
Ting-A-Ling: Case 7
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The series is written under the pseudonym Mick James.
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