Sage Advice to Cover Up a Murder! (Outer Banks Baker Mystery Series Book 2) by Phoebe T. Eggli

both up. Jason could only imagine the horror they would feel being interrogated about yet another possible murder. He personally took it upon himself to call Logan’s parents to let them know what was happening. John David Jones was not pleased his son was in trouble with the Kill Devil Hills police department again. Jason assured him that it was simply for questioning since Logan had found the body of the dead man. He promised to have Logan call him when he finished up with the detective. The father gruffly said “Thanks” and hung up the phone.
     
    Melissa and Logan were indeed shocked to be brought in for questioning…again. It was déjà vu of last summer completely. Logan was taken to a separate interview room where a representative from Social Services waited to be with him during questioning. Melissa was angry. She should be the one sitting at the table with Logan. She was technically his guardian while he was in town. Her brother had even seen fit to send her legal documents giving her authority over Logan’s well-being during his visits. She could legally seek medical help for him, authorize an operation, or anything else a parent could do for their child. Not being allowed to support her nephew seemed ridiculous.
     
    “Excuse me, Detective Bronson,” Melissa began, “I believe I should be in the interview with my minor nephew.” At the scowl on his face, she continued, “If that is not possible, then I insist that he not be asked anything until my attorney can be here with him.” She’d learned from last summer. When they had initially been questioned about the death of Mrs. Stevenson, they had been entitled to have an attorney present. This time, she intended to make sure of it.
     
    “Mrs. Maples, we just have some routine questions about Mr. Hawkins’ death. Logan found the body, so we need to speak with him. It’s simply a routine procedure,” Cory tried to assure her. She wasn’t to be fooled though. They had interviewed Logan immediately after he found Mr. Hawkins’ body. As she recalled, he had been held up a long time answering their questions that day. They already had his statement. This was something more. Melissa was fiercely protective of her nephew. This time she insisted on either being in the room when he was questioned or having their lawyer in there with him. Detective Bronson relented. They did legally have a right for the presence of a lawyer. He ushered her over to his desk so she could make a call.
     
    Melissa noticed Jason was nowhere to be found. “Shouldn’t he be here?” she wondered. The other end of the phone line rang twice before a husky female voice answered, “Janice Littleton, Attorney at Law, how many I help you?” Melissa filled her attorney in quickly and hung up the phone. With a smile, she informed the detective that her lawyer was on her way. The young woman’s office was just a few blocks away. In just a few minutes, Janice Littleton stormed into the precinct looking for her client. After the fiasco last summer, she was on guard for any shenanigans from the cops to railroad her client. She particularly despised Jason’s former partner, Larry Reynolds, for the way he treated Melissa and Logan. She wouldn’t allow Jason’s new ‘punk’ partner to follow in that grumpy geezer’s footsteps.
     
    Janice greeted her client with a big, warm hug. She muttered under her breath, “What the devil is going on this time?” Melissa shook her head sadly and rolled her eyes. While she had waited for her attorney, the chief had come out of his office to explain that Jason had been sent home because he could not have anything to do with the interview since he was close to Melissa and Logan. However, he did hand her a note from Jason. It indicated that he was sorry he couldn’t be there to support her, but knew she would understand the reason. He also wrote that he contacted Logan’s father already. “Your brother was not thrilled to hear from me, of course.