“They stuck around at least twenty-four hours to drop off the evidence behind Maegan’s shop and leave the clue at her house. Then they left town,” I theorized.
“Yeah, that works,” Adrian said. “The nearest hotel is in Goodville. Let me make a call to see if they had any out of town guests, specifically Kentucky.”
“I think we’re onto something here,” I said. “Sure, anger and intense emotions could propel someone to ignore the cold and other extreme conditions to focus on their goal”—I knew this from firsthand experience—“but, it also makes sense that they had help.”
Adrian returned after a few minutes, shaking his head in disgust. “Well, there was a room rented to a Patsy Walker and Carol Danvers, who the clerk said were hot chicks from Kentucky. They slipped him some extra cash toforgetto obtain their driver’s license information.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Kasey said.
“The kid admitted it. He said they were tall, blonde, and sexy as fuck. He tried to say that they glamorized him or some shit.”
“Glamored,” Kasey said. “It’s a term associated with vampire lore,” she explained when she saw my confused expression. “They can look into your eyes and get you to do whatever they want.”
“Huh,” Adrian said. “I doubt that flies with his manager though. She didn’t seem very happy that he possibly let two murder suspects stay in their hotel.”
“It’s them,” Kasey said confidently.
“How do you know?” I asked.
“Patsy Walker and Carol Danvers are also known as Hellcat and Captain Marvel. They’re female superheroes,” Kasey told us.
“Fuck!” Adrian said. “There’s no way that’s a coincidence. They called Maegan on their way out of town to let her know she was safe from them.”
“So, we’re looking for two smoking hot blondes that are somehow connected to Thom Renzo in Kentucky,” I said. “It’s not much, but I guess it’s something.”
“This case just took an interesting turn. I wish I could go with you guys,” Kasey said. Then she threw her head back and had a good laugh at the raised-brow looks we aimed at her. “I’ve always been partial to blonde chicks. And you thought Jones was the one you had to worry about around your girl.” Kasey slapped me on the arm as she walked past me. “Have a good night, fellas.”
Adrian chuckled beside me. “I like Officer Kasey’s style. See you in the morning, partner.”
I looked down at my watch and saw that I had hours to kill before Maegan’s shop closed, which meant I had time to plan a surprise for my girl.Yeah, it was past time, I admit it.
