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A knock pulled me from the file.
“Come in,” I called out.
“Detective Bishop,” Jill addressed as she walked in. “Callum McPhearson is here to see you.” She stepped aside and he moved through the door. He resembled his father, dark hair and cutting glare.
“Thank you,” I said to her as she left. “Sit down, thank you for coming in.”
“I’m here against my father’s wishes. He thinks I should have legal representation.” He played with the business cards on my desk.
“I can assure you I’m not here to accuse you or charge you with anything. There are more than enough witnesses that can account for you each night.” I pulled out my notebook and clicked my pen a few times.
“Then why do you need me?”
“It’s about your fraternity. It’s a common theme for the murders, and I had some questions about the members and pledges under your charge.”
“I know we’re a bunch of assholes, and we don’t exactly come with stellar reputations, but I don’t think you’re going to find your killer here.” He sat back and folded his hands behind his head.
“Is there anyone in the frat with the initials B.J.?”
“Nope.”
“That was fast,” I said pointedly.
“There aren’t that many brothers in the house, and the pledges I review all the time.”
“Anyone you think of as violent?”
“Violent to whom?”
“Anyone,” I answered. He thought it over for a moment.
“There are a few people with a few misdemeanor charges for petty things. The only person with an extensive criminal background is Jai Wells.” He sounded reluctant to give that information to me.
“You don’t think he did it?” I asked, not revealing the knowledge I already had.
“No, he’s quiet and different from the standard brother there, but he’s not a killer. He has beef with Daniel Pisner, but that goes back deep. If he wanted to snap and kill someone, it wouldn’t be those girls.” He stopped and thought back before continuing, “I don’t think he could have, now that I think about it.”
“Why’s that?”
“He was with some girl. He took her back to his room both nights. I only had a problem with it because he never came back downstairs after. Members and pledges are supposed to be present, which helps future recruitment.”
“I’m sure it does,” I mumbled. “Is there anyone you know outside of your fraternity that you’d think fits the bill?”
“That’s a lot of people, Detective Bishop. I’m not on personal terms with that many students.” His fingers tapped on the chair, and I readied my next question when my phone rang. It was the detective in the next town.
“You can go, thanks for coming in. It was helpful.” I picked up the phone and Callum stepped out of the room. “Detective Bishop,” I answered.
“Bishop, this is Detective Westcott in Cape Haven.” His voice was gruff and aged.
“Westcott, what can I do for you?”
“I called to let you know that I expanded the search for some DNA evidence. I got a hit this morning. Your case came back as a positive match for a cold case of mine. It’s from a few years ago, and I haven’t been able to get a lead since.”
“Westcott, are you available this week for some overtime? I think we have some notes to compare.”
Chapter 11
October 24, 2020
