partner’s bad attitude.
“I suppose if I hadn’t broken up with her, she would’ve
eventually broken up with me. Our relationship had grown pretty
thin.” He shook his head, and continued, “Anyway, when we got
to her place last night, we fought and I was out of there. Pretty
grim, huh?” He looked toward Karen for sanction.
She smiled at him and looked as though she was about to
say something when Will came slamming back.
“Oh yeah, real grim, Mr. Quarterback, except Jessica
Benson isn’t able to tell her side of the story. Convenient, huh?”
Kyle stood and said, “That’s it. If you don’t have any
other questions, I’ll be going.”
Karen stood also and nodded to him. “We appreciate
your cooperation.”
“If you need me for anything else, just give me a call.
But if you intend to continue hassling me, give me a heads-up so
I can bring my lawyer.” He watched as the detectives started
down the hallway.
Will stopped and turned back to Kyle. “You can be
damn sure you’ll be seeing us again so don’t make any long term
plans. Hey! Mr. Q.B., you’re looking a little green around the
gills there. You sure you don’t want to get something off your
chest?”
Feeling more like himself, Kyle shot back, “I can’t
believe you guys really talk like that.”
Karen glared at Will then looked toward Kyle. “Thanks
again for your help. We’ll be in touch. Sorry we had to bring you
the bad news.”
As the detectives left the Demons’ complex, Will turned to
Karen.
“That guy’s some actor. He’s guilty as fuck and that
wide-eyed ‘golly gosh I’m such a nice guy’ theme of his is a
crock of shit.
“And you, partner . That was a mighty convincing goodguy you played to my very convincing bad guy. Maybe you were
a little bit too convincing, huh?”
She didn’t speak until they got into the car. She sat
quietly for a short time and then turned to Will and said, “I try.
I’m sure you’ll keep an open mind, though, right?”
CHAPTER SEVEN
K aren watched as Will showed signs of a slow boil during the
ride back to the station. There had been an uneasy silence
between them and she knew he had turned his anger inside. Now
he’d begun mouthing words to himself as though framing a
speech. That was a sure sign he was working up to a war with
her, and she was getting that feeling of desperation that there was
nothing she could do to stop it.
In a feeble attempt to lighten the mood, she spoke.
“Penny for your thoughts, partner.”
Will scowled, giving no response. His mood, however,
was oozing out and seeping through Karen with its intensity. But
she could not stop herself from pushing.
“C’mon Will, you can’t believe Sands was putting on an
act. He lost all his color when we told him she was murdered. If
he weren’t such a jock, he might have even cried. You copped an
attitude before you ever met him and I don’t get it!”
“Well now Miss Karen, so long as you want to discuss
attitude problems, that jock Sands was playing you like the
horses and you bought into him like a groupie meeting her first
rock star. Even I could feel the vibes between you two, for Christ
sake. I don’t know what your story here is, and I sure as hell
can’t figure where you’re coming from.” His face was red and
his volume rose as he spoke. “We’re trying to catch the scumbag
who beat a woman to a pulp, and you’re playing coochie-coochie
with our prime suspect!”
Karen was taken back by his anger. They fought plenty
throughout the years as a team, but he had never attacked her
professionalism.
“You’re one to talk. I thought we were going to question
the guy, not punch him into a confession. He should’ve tossed us
out or called his lawyer and you know it. He sure as shit didn’t
have to take the crap you were throwing at him! I was just trying
to defuse the bomb before it went off and avoid the
repercussions of having to deal with his lawyer when we had our
suspect right there and
“I suppose if I hadn’t broken up with her, she would’ve
eventually broken up with me. Our relationship had grown pretty
thin.” He shook his head, and continued, “Anyway, when we got
to her place last night, we fought and I was out of there. Pretty
grim, huh?” He looked toward Karen for sanction.
She smiled at him and looked as though she was about to
say something when Will came slamming back.
“Oh yeah, real grim, Mr. Quarterback, except Jessica
Benson isn’t able to tell her side of the story. Convenient, huh?”
Kyle stood and said, “That’s it. If you don’t have any
other questions, I’ll be going.”
Karen stood also and nodded to him. “We appreciate
your cooperation.”
“If you need me for anything else, just give me a call.
But if you intend to continue hassling me, give me a heads-up so
I can bring my lawyer.” He watched as the detectives started
down the hallway.
Will stopped and turned back to Kyle. “You can be
damn sure you’ll be seeing us again so don’t make any long term
plans. Hey! Mr. Q.B., you’re looking a little green around the
gills there. You sure you don’t want to get something off your
chest?”
Feeling more like himself, Kyle shot back, “I can’t
believe you guys really talk like that.”
Karen glared at Will then looked toward Kyle. “Thanks
again for your help. We’ll be in touch. Sorry we had to bring you
the bad news.”
As the detectives left the Demons’ complex, Will turned to
Karen.
“That guy’s some actor. He’s guilty as fuck and that
wide-eyed ‘golly gosh I’m such a nice guy’ theme of his is a
crock of shit.
“And you, partner . That was a mighty convincing goodguy you played to my very convincing bad guy. Maybe you were
a little bit too convincing, huh?”
She didn’t speak until they got into the car. She sat
quietly for a short time and then turned to Will and said, “I try.
I’m sure you’ll keep an open mind, though, right?”
CHAPTER SEVEN
K aren watched as Will showed signs of a slow boil during the
ride back to the station. There had been an uneasy silence
between them and she knew he had turned his anger inside. Now
he’d begun mouthing words to himself as though framing a
speech. That was a sure sign he was working up to a war with
her, and she was getting that feeling of desperation that there was
nothing she could do to stop it.
In a feeble attempt to lighten the mood, she spoke.
“Penny for your thoughts, partner.”
Will scowled, giving no response. His mood, however,
was oozing out and seeping through Karen with its intensity. But
she could not stop herself from pushing.
“C’mon Will, you can’t believe Sands was putting on an
act. He lost all his color when we told him she was murdered. If
he weren’t such a jock, he might have even cried. You copped an
attitude before you ever met him and I don’t get it!”
“Well now Miss Karen, so long as you want to discuss
attitude problems, that jock Sands was playing you like the
horses and you bought into him like a groupie meeting her first
rock star. Even I could feel the vibes between you two, for Christ
sake. I don’t know what your story here is, and I sure as hell
can’t figure where you’re coming from.” His face was red and
his volume rose as he spoke. “We’re trying to catch the scumbag
who beat a woman to a pulp, and you’re playing coochie-coochie
with our prime suspect!”
Karen was taken back by his anger. They fought plenty
throughout the years as a team, but he had never attacked her
professionalism.
“You’re one to talk. I thought we were going to question
the guy, not punch him into a confession. He should’ve tossed us
out or called his lawyer and you know it. He sure as shit didn’t
have to take the crap you were throwing at him! I was just trying
to defuse the bomb before it went off and avoid the
repercussions of having to deal with his lawyer when we had our
suspect right there and
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