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Chapter 8
Leila had planned to lie low that day, stay at home, and just wait for Zenia’s call tonight when it was time to head to the morgue. She had showered off the swamp, burnt her bloody clothes from the night before in case the Sheriff came poking around, and tidied up her apartment.
She hadn’t been able to help herself from calling to check on Sterling that morning. He hadn’t answered, but sent her a text saying he was being interviewed again. She hated the Sheriff even more at that moment, as poor Sterling had barely been given any time to rest.
But by early afternoon Zenia called to ask her to come to the bar. Lucille Mount had marched into the Stillwater Police Department with a lawyer in tow, and several minutes later her son was released from police custody, with no charges filed so far at least. Lucille had spent several hours fussing over son, as she had just arrived back in town for a church sponsored ladies retreat and nearly had a heart attack w
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As Leila headed in the front doors of the morgue, she got another ping on her phone. She read the text from Zenia quickly, autopsy room is straight down hall on right can’t miss it. Mike and I are in the coroner’s office. Don’t worry I’ll be loud. She wondered how she was to gain access to the morgue after hours, but nearly laughed when she noted that Zenia had somehow propped a tampon at the bottom of the metal door so it didn’t latch properly. Leila took a deep breath and slowly and quietly slipped in through the door.&n
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Leila parked on the side of the street quickly and sprinted over to the house. She made it a great deal up the front path before Sheriff Thorne blocked her path with his wide girth and smug expression. “Miss Dupree, big surprise to see you here. But I can’t allow you to pass. We have executed a search warrant on your boyfriend’s property. So I suggest you turn around and return to your vehicle.” “Where is Sterling?” Leila asked.
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Leila said nothing about what had just happened in her truck and neither did Sterling. But he did give her a sweet grin before Zenia walked up to the truck. The girl had been on her cellphone and pacing the gravel lot in front of the bar. She didn’t sound happy when she hung up the phone. She stuck her head in the window of the truck. “Zanna won’t tell me shit. She said it’s too hard to talk about. She’s been praying nonstop for Clyde’s soul to go to Heaven. That’s a lost cause for fuckin’ sure.”
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Chapter 13 Leila couldn’t dwell on her dilemma, because Sterling’s very life was at stake here. She could figure out the other stuff later. This came first. “Could you at least stay long enough to look over our suspect list? And we still need to come up with a timeline of events that night,” said Leila to Zenia. Sterling broke his deep gaze with her. Did he actually look disappointed that she didn’t want Zenia to leave them alone? He slid his handwritten list to Leila. Her eyes scanned the names. No surprises, nearly all regulars. Forty or so names she knew of, though she didn’t know hardly any of them very well. “Alright,” Zenia conceded, “but I’m going to need another drink.” &n
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