“That’s going to take some time.”
“That’s the one thing we don’t have.”
“The money’s due tonight?”
“Afraid so.”
“Damn.” Shep studied me for a moment, then nodded. “Alright. Let’s get this shit done.”
We went back to the desk, and Presley stiffened like she was bracing for impact. Hoping to ease her mind, I placed my hand on her shoulder and said, “It’s going to be okay. We’re going to figure this thing out.”
“Okay.”
Her expression softened, but the worry in her eyes remained.
We hadn’t gotten far when Smitty walked in with Lila Kate. Unlike her sister, Lila was all bright-eyed and smiling like she’d just walked into a party instead of an interrogation. She stepped over to Presley and whispered, “What’s going on? Did you get you know who the money?”
“No. Not yet.” Presley’s eyes flickered over to me. “We’re trying to figure some things out.”
“Oh, shit.You told him?”
“Yeah, I didn’t have much choice in the matter.”
I pointed to the chair next to Presley and demanded, “Sit.”
She huffed but dropped into the chair beside her sister. “What exactly are you trying to figure out?”
“We need to know about Davis and the delivery he set up for you.”
“What exactly do you want to know?”
“Everything.”
She cocked her brow. “And how far back do you want thiseverythingto go?”
“As far as it needs to.”
“Okay. But it’s been a minute. I might be a little foggy on the details.”
With that, she crossed her arms and started filling us in on everything. She told us how Davis started coming into the bar a few weeks prior and seemed decent enough. They went to thesame high school and knew lots of the same people, and he always left an okay tip.
Things seemed to go downhill from there.
“Get to the part where he offered to help you out.”
Shep and I shared a glance when she started telling us about his offering her two grand to make a simple delivery across town. We both knew that shit didn’t add up, so Shep asked, “You got the address where you took the delivery?”
“Yeah, I have it saved in my phone.”
“I’m going to need the exact day and time you arrived.”
She nodded, then grabbed her phone from her purse. Seconds later, she said, “I was supposed to meet someone at the corner of Lexington and Main on the 19that eight-thirty. But when I got there, there was no one around. So, I got out of my car, and that’s when I got attacked. Guy showed up out of nowhere.”
Shep started typing away at his computer, and moments later, he had the street cameras pulled up. It took him some time to get to the exact time and location, but when he did, he announced, “I’ve got it.”
And just like that, the room went still.
I didn’t have to look at the screen to know that he was about to confirm what I’d been thinking. I could see it in his face and hear it in his voice, but that didn’t stop me from leaning in for a better look.
