The Value of Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin
Author:Michelle Larkin [Larkin, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2023-04-02T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fifteen
Reid shot a glance at Boyleâs vibrating pocket. He withdrew his phone, engaged the speakerphone, and answered, âBoyle.â
Russoâs voice sounded over the speaker. âOur drones found what appears to be a precut hole in the wire fence along the southern perimeter. I dispatched two agents to investigate. Thereâs abandoned luggage in the same location.â She paused, and Reid intuited something was wrong. âIt appears to be the same surfboard case that the suspect was seen wheeling out of the restroom.â
Reidâs heart picked up speed. âIs London inside the damn case or not?â
âThe case appears to have been set afire. Forensics is on their way now.â
She felt her patience wearing thin. âTell me someone opened the damn case.â
âIâve instructed them not to touch it until forensics arrives,â Russo said with conviction. âThe fire burned from inside the case. The body within is visible through small holes in the outer casing. There are no discernible signs of life.â
London always wore a simple gold chain with a cross pendant that her parents gifted her for her first communion. âDoes the body have any identifying markers?â she pressed, trying with all her might to keep her anger in check. How could the feds not open the damn case?
Russo ignored the question. âIâll have more information soon. Iâm sorry, Detective Sylver. Truly.â
Sorry didnât cut it. Now that Russo had her wife back, her head clearly wasnât in the game anymore. Reid had half a mind to demand that someone else oversee the search. But she might as well bang her head against the wall because the feds were stubborn as hell. They had their own way of doing things, and it usually made little sense to her.
âWe believe the suspect is no longer on airport grounds. It appears he escaped through the hole in the fence.â
âOn foot?â Boyle asked, frowning.
âA black Ford Explorer was parked a hundred yards away on the other side of the fence. Said vehicle was reported stolen three months ago. Weâre attempting to locate the owner.â
Boyle cleared his throat. Reid could tell from the look on his face that none of this was sitting right with him, either. âSo your working theory right now is that he murdered Detective Gold, left her body in a surfboard case, and escaped from the airport through a hole in the fence and a conveniently parked getaway car?â
âUnfortunately, yes,â Russo confirmed.
âDonât you find that contradictory to his MO?â Boyle asked, frowning. âWhy didnât he just take Gold with him? I mean, he ran the whole race. He was close to the finish line. All he had to do was step across it, literally, to reach his getaway car on the other side.â
âThere could be any number of reasons for the sudden change in MO. Perhaps the fire was accidental. Or maybe he realized Gold wasnât his type, after all, and he chose to get rid of the body to save himself the trouble of transporting it.â Russo sighed. âWe may never know.â
She met Boyleâs
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