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Bloody Bones :: Гамильтон Лорел
Страница: 24 из 272" I walked a little ways from our group. Larry was polite enough to stay with them, though he didn't have to. I dialed Dolph's number. Detective Sergeant Rudolf Storr was head of the Regional Preternatural Investigation Team.
He answered on the second ring. "Anita?"
"Yeah, Dolph, it's me. What's up?"
"Three dead bodies."
"Three? Shit," I said.
"Yeah," he said.
"I can't be there soon, Dolph."
"Yes, you can," he said.
There was something in his voice. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"The victims are right near you."
"Near Branson?"
"Twenty-five minutes east of Branson," he said.
"I'm already forty miles from Branson in the middle of freaking nowhere."
"The middle of nowhere is where this one is," Dolph said.
"Are you guys flying up?" I asked.
"No, we got a vampire victim in town."
"Jesus, are the other three vamp victims?"
"I don't think so," he said.
"What do you mean, you don't think so?" I asked.
"Missouri State Highway Patrol has this one. Sergeant Freemont is the investigator in charge. She doesn't think it was a vampire because the bodies are cut up. Pieces of the bodies are missing. I had to do a lot of tap dancing to get that much information out of her. Sergeant Freemont seems convinced that RPIT is going to come in and steal all the glory. She was particularly worried about our headline-stealing pet zombie queen."
"It's the pet part that I mind the most," I said. "But she sounds charming."
"I'll bet she's even more charming in person," Dolph said.
"And I get to meet her?"
"Given the choice between a large chunk of the squad coming down later and just you right now, she chose you. I think she sees you alone, without us to back you up, as the lesser evil."
"Nice to be the lesser evil for a change," I said.
"You might get upgraded," Dolph said. "She doesn't know you too well yet."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence. Let me test my understanding here. None of you are coming up to the scene?"
"Not right away. You know we're shorthanded until Zerbrowski gets back on duty."
"What does the Missouri State Highway Patrol think about a civilian helping them in a murder investigation?"
"I made it clear that you are a valuable member of my squad."
"Thanks for the compliment, but I still don't have a badge to flash."
"You may if that new federal law goes into effect," Dolph said.
"Don't remind me.
He answered on the second ring. "Anita?"
"Yeah, Dolph, it's me. What's up?"
"Three dead bodies."
"Three? Shit," I said.
"Yeah," he said.
"I can't be there soon, Dolph."
"Yes, you can," he said.
There was something in his voice. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"The victims are right near you."
"Near Branson?"
"Twenty-five minutes east of Branson," he said.
"I'm already forty miles from Branson in the middle of freaking nowhere."
"The middle of nowhere is where this one is," Dolph said.
"Are you guys flying up?" I asked.
"No, we got a vampire victim in town."
"Jesus, are the other three vamp victims?"
"I don't think so," he said.
"What do you mean, you don't think so?" I asked.
"Missouri State Highway Patrol has this one. Sergeant Freemont is the investigator in charge. She doesn't think it was a vampire because the bodies are cut up. Pieces of the bodies are missing. I had to do a lot of tap dancing to get that much information out of her. Sergeant Freemont seems convinced that RPIT is going to come in and steal all the glory. She was particularly worried about our headline-stealing pet zombie queen."
"It's the pet part that I mind the most," I said. "But she sounds charming."
"I'll bet she's even more charming in person," Dolph said.
"And I get to meet her?"
"Given the choice between a large chunk of the squad coming down later and just you right now, she chose you. I think she sees you alone, without us to back you up, as the lesser evil."
"Nice to be the lesser evil for a change," I said.
"You might get upgraded," Dolph said. "She doesn't know you too well yet."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence. Let me test my understanding here. None of you are coming up to the scene?"
"Not right away. You know we're shorthanded until Zerbrowski gets back on duty."
"What does the Missouri State Highway Patrol think about a civilian helping them in a murder investigation?"
"I made it clear that you are a valuable member of my squad."
"Thanks for the compliment, but I still don't have a badge to flash."
"You may if that new federal law goes into effect," Dolph said.
"Don't remind me.