“I’m Cameron Walker, and this is Evie Tobin. And her dog, Bruno.” Cam made the introductions.
Bruno sniffed the air but didn’t bark or growl. Evie decided that was a good sign.
“Officer Wylie. What’s this about someone in a black truck shooting at you?”
Evie’s temper flared at the doubt in his tone. “We didn’t imagine it. We had to run for our lives to escape. And it was only after Cam returned fire that the black truck took off.”
“And all this was after he tried to run us off the road,” Cam added. “As you can see, our SUV suffered a flat tire.”
“Do you have a make, model, or license plate number?” Wylie asked.
“I can’t be sure,” Cam admitted. “Possibly a Chevy, roughly five to seven years old with tinted windows. He was too far away and going too fast to get a license plate.”
Officer Wylie glanced down at Bruno, then at her. “You’re the one who found Skye’s remains.”
“Yes.” She bent to stroke Bruno’s fur. “Bruno found them.”
“Hmm.” The cop glanced at Cam who stood ramrod straight, his expression inscrutable. “And you’re the former army soldier.”
At least Wylie hadn’t identified him as the prime suspect in Skye’s murder. Cam nodded. “We’d appreciate a ride into town.”
“Sure.” Officer Wylie turned to head back toward his police car. “If you think of anything else, let me know and I’ll add it to my report.”
Evie slid into the back of the police car, making room for Bruno to come in beside her. As Cam joined them, a terrible thought cascaded over her.
If something happened to Cam, the real killer would be in the clear. Detective Rueger would assume Cam was guilty and close the case.
Taking in Cam’s somber expression, she could tell he was thinking along the same lines. This wasn’t just about clearing Cam’s name.
It was about bringing a brutal serial killer to justice.
Cam wasn’tsure Officer Wylie believed the driver of the black truck intended to kill them. Too bad there were no bullet holes to give credence to their story.
Raking his hand through his hair, he pulled out his phone and texted Rex. He hadn’t filled his boss in on everything that had transpired and didn’t plan to do so now. What he did need was a rental car.
Something that couldn’t be traced to him or to Evie. His thumbs flew across the screen as he explained how he needed Di’s new husband, Jarek Brooks, who happened to also be a cop, to obtain the vehicle on his behalf.
It didn’t take long for Rex’s response to bloom on the screen.Will do.
Glancing at Evie, he offered a reassuring smile. His plan of using Bruno to search the nature preserve had been replaced by a new idea.
Set a trap for the killer, using himself as bait.
Evie wouldn’t like it, but he was done playing defense. It was time to turn the tables on this guy.
Officer Wylie’s radio crackled. “Do you have Walker and Tobin?”
“Yes, sir,” Wylie responded. Cam inwardly groaned when he recognized Detective Rueger’s voice.
“Good. Bring them in. I want to talk to them.”
Cam exchanged a glance with Evie. Might as well get that done now, prior to obtaining a rental car. He didn’t want anyone, not even the Grand Haven police to know what they were driving.
Five minutes later, they were seated in the same interview room as that first night, Bruno stretched out on the floor to nap. Cam wished he could do the same.
“I understand you have key evidence to give me?” Rueger entered the room and got straight to the point.
“Skye Gray’s yellow VW bug is at the bottom of the Grand River.” Cam sat back in his chair and folded his arms across his chest. “I found it about two hundred yards downstream from the parking lot.”
