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“What? When?” My stomach dropped to my knees.
“This morning, that’s why I’m here. At first, no one connected them, but I happened to walk into a discussion and saw a picture of one of the victims. I had interviewed him, and when I started digging, I realized they had all been in the coffee shop or the jewelry store.”
“But how did they know? As far as I know, there hasn’t been much press on it. How do they know who was in there?”
He frowned. “I’m pretty sure they paid someone for that information. Right now, we are looking into everyone involved in the case and auditing the files to see how that information was accessed.”
“You think it is someone in your department?”
“Sadly, yes.”
“So, what are you doing?”
“Right now, we are letting everyone know to be very careful. If others get killed, we might be able to put the rest in a safe house.”
“You’re going to wait for others to be killed before you do that?”
“Let’s hope not, but yes. The bosses think that maybe they only knocked out a few to scare the others into not talking. I disagree, and that’s why I’m warning people.”
“Shit.” I leaned back, rubbing my jaw as I mulled this over. “Hey, did anyone get any weird packages delivered?”
He shook his head. “I don’t know, why?”
“Because Maggie had one delivered last night. No label, no return address. A nondescript guy came to the door, asked her name, handed her the box, and then left.”
“When was this?”
“Right before your boys showed up to bring her in.”
“Why didn’t she tell me about that?”
“Because when she came in, she didn’t have any idea what was in the box. Trevor and I opened it after she left.”
He grew thoughtful. “Okay, I’ll have to have officers check with the others, go back and ask family members about the ones that are deceased.”
“Alright, what do you want me to do?”
“Keep Maggie safe. She’s the only one that can ID Len positively.”
“Maggie is supposed to be going out of town in a week for about ten to fourteen days.”
“What? No, she needs to stay in town, but stay safe. We have to have her ready to testify at a preliminary to make sure the charges stick. If she even thinks of leaving the area, we’d have to take her into protective custody.”
“Can’t that wait until she’s back? Two weeks isn’t that long.”
“Yeah, and what if she’s hurt while traveling?”
“What if she’s killed here?”
“Sounds like you need to keep her safe.”
“I thought that was your job?”
“Yeah, well, as I said, they aren’t convinced that the deaths are connected. They were all different, some at home, some out. One was a freak car accident, another drowned in a tub.”
“What do I need to do?”
“Keep her safe. You work security. You are probably better able to handle this than most cops with your background.”
