Her fingers danced across the keys. A few moments later, she said, "Nothing pings the tower from the apartment during that timeframe. I was able to check that other phone you asked me about. The one that belongs to Tonya. It was a burner. It's at the Seven Seas in the Pineapple Cabana. It's been there all night.”
I thanked her for the information, then JD and I headed back to the Porsche and drove to the Seven Seas.
I pulled up to the valet, and the kid hustled around to grab my door. I slipped a few bills into his pocket and told him to keep it up front.
Jack and I stepped into the lobby and hustled past the bar and restaurant, and down the long hall to the pool. Jack looked miserable. The pain in his tooth was really getting to him.
We stepped outside, pushed through the gate, and walked around the pool, which was pretty dead at this hour. The smell of chlorine lingered in the air. We stepped through the other gate and made our way down the lush path to the cabanas.
I put a heavy fist against the door to the Pineapple Cabana. Noise from the TV filtered down the foyer. A moment later, footsteps drew close, and the peephole flickered as someone peered through.
I flashed my badge and said, "Coconut County."
Tonya pulled open the door and looked at us with wary eyes.
"Now what did I tell you about breaking into Sherry's apartment?”
26
“Idon’t know what you’re talking about,” Tonya said in an innocent voice.
My eyes narrowed at her. “Cut the shit.”
Of course, I couldn’t prove anything at this point, but I knew they’d stolen the plastic egg.
“The island is unsafe. Apartments get broken into all the time. Do better. Up your police presence.”
“Do you think insulting me is going to work in your favor?”
“I’m sorry if you can’t handle the truth.”
My jaw tightened, and my eyes seared into her. “You’re doing a great job.”
“Of what?”
“Getting on my bad side.”
"We've only just met, deputy. Do you really find me that disagreeable?" she said, attempting to flirt.
I had no doubt that Tonya could flirt her way out of a lot of trouble. She could probably also flirt her way into a lot of trouble.
She looked at Jack. "What's the matter with him?"
He glared at her. “Toothache.”
She made a sad, pouty face.
"Now that you've acquired the data,” I said. “I want to know what this is all about.”
Tonya hesitated a moment.
I looked past her into the living room. "Where's Paige?”
Tonya glanced over her shoulder for an instant.
I got the sense Paige was in the cabana. “You girls are playing with fire.”
Tonya stared me down and took a sassy stance. “Is that all?”
