Don't Scream

Chapter 31

Brian banged threw Phil's office door. Cops milled around the desk like fruit flies.They all winced when they seen Brian's battered face but were to focused on what was happening.

"What happened?" he said bulldozing his way through.

"Easy man." Phil's eyebrows ceased" You get sewn up?"

"I am fine." Brian said touching the back of his head. Courtesy of Sarra's private dick. Jon Hanson."What happened?"

"A call just came in to Sarra. We haven't heard it yet.Your phone is out. So the guy called me. I told him to send it over." He shoved a finger to Brian's chest."But you get to explain the trace to the chief."

The chief was the last thing on Brian's mind. Another call? and this time not anonymous. Sarra had identified the caller as a man named Brandon James. Info had been pouring in about him while Brian was at the hospital, but so far they haven't made heads or tails out of Brandon's connection to Sarra.

But he was connected, He just called her again. And this time her line was tapped.

The phone on Phil's desk rang. "Phil here." He listened face intent."Stay on her. For Fuck's sake don't lose her I will send more cars."

He hung up and looked at Brian "Sarra is moving. She loaded the car with a suitcase the dog and the kid and is heading north."

"What?" It took five seconds for the words to sink in when they did Brian wanted to hit something."Goddammit she promised to stay home."

He felt the eyes of the other cops boring into him. No sooner than it dawned on him what they were thinking someone said it aloud." So Mrs Jane is in with Brandon James.That bastard called her and she is going to meet him."

"We don't know that." Phil said."Lets wait to hear the call. Jenkins stay on her."

"Just Jenkins?"Brian asked.

"No."Phil snapped his fingers at an officer named Eddie."Get her in a net. In front of her behind her all around.Don't take any chances on loosing her or the man she meets." He looked at Brian "If she meets anyone at all Remember there is a little girl in the car. Don't let this get fucked up."

"Got it." Eddie said him and three others were out the door.

"She wouldn't do that Phil." Brian said." She wouldn't take off without telling me. We had a.....we came to an understanding." But he wasn't sure he believed himself.Maybe it was all an act. The gut wrenching emotion the sharing of Brandon james's name. Her tearful surrender to trust him. Their kisses.

"Was the call long enough to get the location?" Brian asked.

Phil went to the wall map."Ten blocks. that is the best we can do in the amount of time he was on the line.That would mean the call came from right in here near this church." He said tapping an area not twenty Min's form Sarra's house.""I have uniforms around the perimeter in five block increments stopping anyone who looks suspicious."

"Lieutenant." Another phone had rung and a female officer handed the receiver to Phil.He took it Silence again and his face lost color."Get all that to Eddie, Have them fax over to me asap."He hung up."Shit."

"What is it?" Brian asked.

"We have a dead woman in a Toyota mini van." He paused to mark it on the map.Just inside the circled area." St catholic's parking lot.Shot in the head."

Brian stared Phil looked like he had been sucker punched."Get on it Beverly."Phil said to the woman."Take someone from downstairs with you and start canvassing the area around the church. and notify special agent Mead at the FBI.don't let anyone touch anything in the van until FBI gets there." He looked at Brian "I am going to go look.Maybe something somewhere in the van will give us a lead."