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realized I'd forgotten to mention that." She paused. "So... you must've already seen the video."
"I have. I also contacted the call center and learned a woman made the call. So I'm guessing the ninja in that video is our outcry witness. You said it might be a woman."
"A ninja, sir?"
"That's what she looks like." He grinned. "Whoever the hell she is, she hung up the minute the operator asked her to identify herself. That tells me she's definitely hiding something. I need to find out who she is so I can bring her in. She might be able to give us more details about what happened that night."
"Wish we knew why she was there in the first place. I'm thinking she might've tailed her husband to the club. Or that maybe she's a PI and was waiting for some poor sap to leave the place so she could get a picture of him coming out the door."
"Either of those scenarios is possible. Shouldn't be too hard to find her since we have her phone number. She has the same prefix as me, so I figure she uses the same carrier I have. I'll need a warrant to get her name, though."
"True. Mitch usually hits up Judge Rouse, but he's most likely still in court."
"Unfortunately, you're right." Rick scowled. "I'd rather go with him, too, but I guess I'll have to settle for Adams."
"Good luck with that, sir. He can be prickly about warrants."
"Thanks. I know. I'll have to risk it, because I want to put this one to bed as soon as possible." He glanced at his calendar and groaned inwardly. He needed to pen a speech to give to a county senior citizens' group at the community center tomorrow night. If only he had time to sit down and work on it. Waiting until tomorrow was cutting it pretty damned close.
Once he hung up the phone, he marched into Barbara's office and asked the older woman to type up a warrant for the cell phone carrier he and Tiffany had discussed. Barbara wore her gray helmet hair like a badge and dared anyone to mess with her self-imposed daily schedule.
"You'll still have to get a judge to sign this before it's valid, Sheriff." Barbara shot him a quelling gaze as she handed him the piece of paper.
He fended off her stern glare. He knew better than to challenge her, and yet he needed the warrant ASAP. To his relief, she hadn't give him any flack about interrupting her current task. "Thanks. I remember."
"I know you do. I'm just keeping you on track." She gave him a few more sage words of advice before waving him out of her office.
Eager to get down to the courthouse and corner Judge Adams, he hurried out to his car.
"Sheriff?" The woman's purring tone stopped him in his tracks.
He whipped around and found himself face to face with Mindy Ravens, who had on a dress cut so low he expected her boobs to explode out of it at any moment. "Ms. Ravens."
"I figured you had to leave your office sooner or later." She cocked her head and grinned, then stuck a microphone in his face. "What can you tell me about the investigation into the recent murder at the Kitty Kat Klub?"
"Nothing," he snapped. "Like I told you that night, I can't comment on an ongoing investigation. As soon as I have information to release to the public, I'll hold a news conference. That's the best I can do."
"I hear you have a witness."
"Oh?" Startled she knew about the woman in the shadows when he'd just learned about her today himself, he gaped at her. "Where'd you hear that?"
"So... I'm right." A coy smile stretched across her face.
Anger blasted through him. "No comment."
"Too late, Sheriff." Her smile became a full-blown grin. "Gotcha. Who is it?"
"No. Comment." He scowled and pulled out his keys. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go."
"Where?" She eyed the piece of paper in his hand. "Are you following up on a lead?"
"I can't tell you that." He glared at her and opened his car door. "Good day, Ms. Ravens."
"Take care, Sheriff." She winked at him. "We'll talk again soon."
"I sure as hell hope not," he muttered as he clambered into the Charger. Mindy
"I have. I also contacted the call center and learned a woman made the call. So I'm guessing the ninja in that video is our outcry witness. You said it might be a woman."
"A ninja, sir?"
"That's what she looks like." He grinned. "Whoever the hell she is, she hung up the minute the operator asked her to identify herself. That tells me she's definitely hiding something. I need to find out who she is so I can bring her in. She might be able to give us more details about what happened that night."
"Wish we knew why she was there in the first place. I'm thinking she might've tailed her husband to the club. Or that maybe she's a PI and was waiting for some poor sap to leave the place so she could get a picture of him coming out the door."
"Either of those scenarios is possible. Shouldn't be too hard to find her since we have her phone number. She has the same prefix as me, so I figure she uses the same carrier I have. I'll need a warrant to get her name, though."
"True. Mitch usually hits up Judge Rouse, but he's most likely still in court."
"Unfortunately, you're right." Rick scowled. "I'd rather go with him, too, but I guess I'll have to settle for Adams."
"Good luck with that, sir. He can be prickly about warrants."
"Thanks. I know. I'll have to risk it, because I want to put this one to bed as soon as possible." He glanced at his calendar and groaned inwardly. He needed to pen a speech to give to a county senior citizens' group at the community center tomorrow night. If only he had time to sit down and work on it. Waiting until tomorrow was cutting it pretty damned close.
Once he hung up the phone, he marched into Barbara's office and asked the older woman to type up a warrant for the cell phone carrier he and Tiffany had discussed. Barbara wore her gray helmet hair like a badge and dared anyone to mess with her self-imposed daily schedule.
"You'll still have to get a judge to sign this before it's valid, Sheriff." Barbara shot him a quelling gaze as she handed him the piece of paper.
He fended off her stern glare. He knew better than to challenge her, and yet he needed the warrant ASAP. To his relief, she hadn't give him any flack about interrupting her current task. "Thanks. I remember."
"I know you do. I'm just keeping you on track." She gave him a few more sage words of advice before waving him out of her office.
Eager to get down to the courthouse and corner Judge Adams, he hurried out to his car.
"Sheriff?" The woman's purring tone stopped him in his tracks.
He whipped around and found himself face to face with Mindy Ravens, who had on a dress cut so low he expected her boobs to explode out of it at any moment. "Ms. Ravens."
"I figured you had to leave your office sooner or later." She cocked her head and grinned, then stuck a microphone in his face. "What can you tell me about the investigation into the recent murder at the Kitty Kat Klub?"
"Nothing," he snapped. "Like I told you that night, I can't comment on an ongoing investigation. As soon as I have information to release to the public, I'll hold a news conference. That's the best I can do."
"I hear you have a witness."
"Oh?" Startled she knew about the woman in the shadows when he'd just learned about her today himself, he gaped at her. "Where'd you hear that?"
"So... I'm right." A coy smile stretched across her face.
Anger blasted through him. "No comment."
"Too late, Sheriff." Her smile became a full-blown grin. "Gotcha. Who is it?"
"No. Comment." He scowled and pulled out his keys. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go."
"Where?" She eyed the piece of paper in his hand. "Are you following up on a lead?"
"I can't tell you that." He glared at her and opened his car door. "Good day, Ms. Ravens."
"Take care, Sheriff." She winked at him. "We'll talk again soon."
"I sure as hell hope not," he muttered as he clambered into the Charger. Mindy
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