Murder Season
“She didn’t mind doing this alone. There was a certain advantage to seeing Hight without a partner by her side, a chance that Hight might speak more freely. But as she pulled around the corner and spotted the patrol unit still on watch at the curb, she had to admit that she felt some degree of relief.
Lena parked in the drive and walked over to the car with her briefcase. Sitting behind the wheel was a uniformed officer she recognized from the day before and knew by name. Carmine Ruiz looked lik...e he only had one or two weeks on the job, but that was okay with her.
“Is he in there?” she asked.
Ruiz fought off a yawn as he pointed to the sunroom. “He’s been in there all night. He sits in that window chain-smoking in the dark. He came out once to tell me that he wanted his car back. I think he was drunk.”
“I’m gonna need your help, Carmine. No big deal. Just come inside with me and wait in the foyer.”
“You got it,” he said.
They walked through the gate and up the path onto the porch.MoreLess
Lena parked in the drive and walked over to the car with her briefcase. Sitting behind the wheel was a uniformed officer she recognized from the day before and knew by name. Carmine Ruiz looked lik...e he only had one or two weeks on the job, but that was okay with her.
“Is he in there?” she asked.
Ruiz fought off a yawn as he pointed to the sunroom. “He’s been in there all night. He sits in that window chain-smoking in the dark. He came out once to tell me that he wanted his car back. I think he was drunk.”
“I’m gonna need your help, Carmine. No big deal. Just come inside with me and wait in the foyer.”
“You got it,” he said.
They walked through the gate and up the path onto the porch.MoreLess
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