Shred of Evidence

Hearing about a suicide was not my idea of the perfect wake-up call, especially after a middle-of-the-night emergency hospital visit. But when the frantic voice startled me from a deep sleep at 6 a.m., I threw on a pair of sweatpants and a tee shirt and hopped into the Jeep Sahara without hesitation. Two seconds after keying the ignition, I made a call to the local police chief, Lee Prestwick.

“For Pete’s sake, Doc, can’t you call at a civilized time?” The Chief growled, giving the impression she was still lazing about in bed. But I knew better. From when we were kids, Lee had always been an annoyingly early riser. By this time, she’d already run through her exercise routine, and was just settling down for her second cup of French Roast coffee.

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“Sorry to pull you away from dinner, Doc.”

“No, you’re not,” I grumbled good-naturedly, shooting Lee Prestwick, police chief of Kurgan’s Point, a wry grin as I firmly shut the door of my Jeep Sahara. “So don’t lie,” I challenged my best friend, who at 35 had been an inseparable part of my life from the time we were three-year-old bratty little girls. That point made, I turned my attention to the grim task at hand.

“Under the circumstances, Dr. Triano, I’m being polite.” Lee inclined her head of short dirty blonde hair in the direction of the male body lying motionless on the parking lot pavement between the two paramedics. “Your patient?”

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“If he doesn’t have his company pay the firm by next week at the very latest, I’ll kill him myself.”

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Virginia G. McMorrow has several fantasy novels published: Mage Confusion, Mage Resolution, and a young adult fantasy, Firewing’s Journey (archebooks.com). Her mystery stories have been published in T-Zero and Shred of Evidence magazines. Visit www.virginiamcmorrow.com.