he's a mechanic. She said he worked at Holton's or was it Hefley's?"
"Hardin's?" Galen said.
"That's right. It was Hardin's."
He gazed over at Nicole. "I take my car there to be serviced."
"He could've waited on you a time or two," Nicole murmured.
"He could have." He turned his attention to Alicia. "What do-" The phone rang just then, cutting into what he was going to say.
"Should I let it ring?" Alicia asked.
"Go ahead and answer it," Nicole urged her.
"I won't be long." Alicia rose from her chair and hurried from the room.
"After we leave here let's check out Hardin's," Nicole suggested.
"All right." Galen scratched his smooth jaw.
"Do you think that Jeremy got to thinking and decided the best way to get rid of the baby was to kill Marsha?" she asked him quietly.
"I do," he mumbled. "He was probably afraid she would come after him later for child support."
She nodded in agreement. "We ever find him we'll ask him."
Hardin's was busy. There was a line of people waiting impatiently for their turn. Instead of getting in line, Nicole and Galen walked to the counter. A few people started to complain and then quickly became silent when Nicole held up her badge and ID. She asked the woman behind the counter if they had a mechanic working there whose first name was Jeremy. The woman said they did. When Nicole asked to speak with him the woman informed her that he never showed up for work. Nicole requested to see the manager.
"He's running scared," Galen said near her ear.
His breath tickled her ear, causing her to shiver. When had her ears become sensitive? Swallowing hard, she said huskily, "Then we'll just have to chase him."
"May I help you?" the manager asked as he emerged from the back of the shop.
"I'm Detective Nicole Goodwin." She showed him her badge and ID. "This is my partner Galen Maxwell. We understand that you have a mechanic named Jeremy working for you."
"Jeremy Seaton," he said. "He never showed up for work this morning. Is he in some kind of trouble?"
"Is there somewhere we can talk in private?" Galen uttered in a low voice.
"My office." He took them to a small cluttered room in the back. "Please forgive the mess. I haven't had time to tidy up. Have a seat."
Nicole moved a stack of magazines from a chair to the floor and sat down. She waited until Galen took the chair beside her before she spoke. "Last night Jeremy shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend. She died this morning. Any information you have on Mr. Seaton would be helpful."
The manager opened an old file cabinet next to the desk and rifled through it. He brought out a folder and flipped it open. Taking out a sheet of paper, he held it out to Nicole. "That's all I have on him."
She and Galen studied the paper and saw it had Jeremy's home address, phone number and social security number along with other personal information. "Would it be possible to get a copy of this?" she asked him.
"Sure." He took the paper back and got up from his desk. "Let me go find a copy machine."
She smiled up at him. "Thank you."
Galen retrieved his phone from his pocket. "I'm going to check in with Strauss and see if the rest of the team has found anything."
"Okay."
Chapter 7
Later that day, Parker entered the conference room, closed the door behind him, and moved toward the table. He pulled out a chair and sat down between Galen and Nicole. "All right," he said, glancing around at the team. "What have you got for me?" He nodded at the female detective, who was seated across from him. "Let's start with you, Renfro. Tell us what you and Marsh learned from talking to Marsha Proctor's family."
"We learned that the Proctor's didn't approve of Jeremy. From the
"Hardin's?" Galen said.
"That's right. It was Hardin's."
He gazed over at Nicole. "I take my car there to be serviced."
"He could've waited on you a time or two," Nicole murmured.
"He could have." He turned his attention to Alicia. "What do-" The phone rang just then, cutting into what he was going to say.
"Should I let it ring?" Alicia asked.
"Go ahead and answer it," Nicole urged her.
"I won't be long." Alicia rose from her chair and hurried from the room.
"After we leave here let's check out Hardin's," Nicole suggested.
"All right." Galen scratched his smooth jaw.
"Do you think that Jeremy got to thinking and decided the best way to get rid of the baby was to kill Marsha?" she asked him quietly.
"I do," he mumbled. "He was probably afraid she would come after him later for child support."
She nodded in agreement. "We ever find him we'll ask him."
Hardin's was busy. There was a line of people waiting impatiently for their turn. Instead of getting in line, Nicole and Galen walked to the counter. A few people started to complain and then quickly became silent when Nicole held up her badge and ID. She asked the woman behind the counter if they had a mechanic working there whose first name was Jeremy. The woman said they did. When Nicole asked to speak with him the woman informed her that he never showed up for work. Nicole requested to see the manager.
"He's running scared," Galen said near her ear.
His breath tickled her ear, causing her to shiver. When had her ears become sensitive? Swallowing hard, she said huskily, "Then we'll just have to chase him."
"May I help you?" the manager asked as he emerged from the back of the shop.
"I'm Detective Nicole Goodwin." She showed him her badge and ID. "This is my partner Galen Maxwell. We understand that you have a mechanic named Jeremy working for you."
"Jeremy Seaton," he said. "He never showed up for work this morning. Is he in some kind of trouble?"
"Is there somewhere we can talk in private?" Galen uttered in a low voice.
"My office." He took them to a small cluttered room in the back. "Please forgive the mess. I haven't had time to tidy up. Have a seat."
Nicole moved a stack of magazines from a chair to the floor and sat down. She waited until Galen took the chair beside her before she spoke. "Last night Jeremy shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend. She died this morning. Any information you have on Mr. Seaton would be helpful."
The manager opened an old file cabinet next to the desk and rifled through it. He brought out a folder and flipped it open. Taking out a sheet of paper, he held it out to Nicole. "That's all I have on him."
She and Galen studied the paper and saw it had Jeremy's home address, phone number and social security number along with other personal information. "Would it be possible to get a copy of this?" she asked him.
"Sure." He took the paper back and got up from his desk. "Let me go find a copy machine."
She smiled up at him. "Thank you."
Galen retrieved his phone from his pocket. "I'm going to check in with Strauss and see if the rest of the team has found anything."
"Okay."
Chapter 7
Later that day, Parker entered the conference room, closed the door behind him, and moved toward the table. He pulled out a chair and sat down between Galen and Nicole. "All right," he said, glancing around at the team. "What have you got for me?" He nodded at the female detective, who was seated across from him. "Let's start with you, Renfro. Tell us what you and Marsh learned from talking to Marsha Proctor's family."
"We learned that the Proctor's didn't approve of Jeremy. From the
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