"Down boy" Angela said and Tom blinked away from Robin.
"What?"
"I can see what you're thinking"
"Oh? The psychopathic forensics specialist has done an assessment?"
She giggled "Yes, you figured there might be this Alison, Oscar's girl and someone as strong as Robin involved?"
His smile lowered "My goodness, spot on!"
"Whilst you did your backyard mechanic lone wolf nonsense that night with Moe's death, I also do things in my own time to insure we leave no stone unturned, and the night Oscar was murdered Robin was on duty, far side of town, his dashcam footage caught him pulling over a woman in a fancy car" she said proudly.
"Oh..." He said, damn impressed "I must say Warren was right, maybe I did need you to crack this case MacMillan, well done"
She smiled with a blush and continued on the phone.
"Say, you didn't see what fancy car he pulled over right?"
"Oh yeah that I won't forget, maroon Bentley, damn fine car"
"A maroon Bentley?"
She looked up again "Yeah"
"Do you have the plates?"
She grabbed her handbag over the table and drew out her own notebook, then held it to him, it was only the last three letters he remembers, but...
"It was Adele"
Angela's head bucked.
"Could you hear what they spoke about?"
"Dammit! No lemme check it again!" She yelled grabbing her own laptop and yanking it open.
He felt sorry for that piece of equipment now, Angela was cussing at it for booting slowly.
"You drive a brand new Charger but didn't think to get a new laptop?" He mocked her.
"Oh quiet! That's next on my list!" She said opening the footage again.
They saw the blue and red flickers behind the Bentley and it pulled over, no sirens were needed.
Robin walked over in a pace, not bothering with a torch on the driver.
"He didn't even follow car approach protocol, no torch, no hand on his weapon, that was a clear indication he knew the person inside, and that didn't bother you?" He asked.
"I wanted the damn footage for an alibi, I didn't think to watch it!" Angela bit at him.
Robin leaned into the car and there were mumbles of voices, he was a little too close to her for comfort according to the two detectives, maybe he knew in that position the dash microphone won't catch his speaking.
"Bastard!" Angela said bashing the table.
"Relax, this is something else to work with, Robin isn't a suspect with Oscar's case, he was too far from the scene, let me take your laptop down to the labs and see if Fred can get us some better sound on that conversation" he said taking the laptop from her.
As he walked out he glanced at her, her arms folded and face furiously on the screen of his computer.
"Hey!"
She looked up.
"Don't sweat it, this might not lead us to Oscar's killer, but it might lead to clues, if you didn't think of getting this footage we would not have had it, okay?"
She nodded.
"Good work detective, first round's on me tonight" he said which brought her smile back as he left.
YOU ARE READING
Red moon notice
Mystery / Thriller"Mia!? Alice!?" He yelled getting up, he didn't even bring a torch, didn't even plan to stay out so late, squinting into the dark the only thing that guided him was another shriek scream which made him run, he has never heard Mia scream that loudly...
