Full Frontal Murder
“The call came from a detective in the Thirteenth Precinct. A man’s body had been found in the East River, two bullets in his chest. The body had snagged against one of the pilings supporting the Department of Sanitation’s dock jutting off Roosevelt Parkway. The corpse hadn’t been in the water long enough for bloating to occur and the features were recognizable. The detective said the dead man looked very much like the computer simulation of Bobby Galloway’s attempted kidnapper that Midtown Sout...h had circulated.
Marian called in Perlmutter and O’Toole. “O’Toole, go pick up Rita Galloway and take her to the morgue—let’s see if we can get a positive ID. Perlmutter, call her and tell her what’s happened. Tell her O’Toole’s on his way and to be ready. Wait forty-five minutes and then call Hugh Galloway and tell him the same thing. Then go get him.”
“He’s not going to admit knowing the kidnapper,” O’Toole scoffed.
“Just covering all the bases. Then we’ll have it on record that he lied if it turns out he did know him.”MoreLess
Marian called in Perlmutter and O’Toole. “O’Toole, go pick up Rita Galloway and take her to the morgue—let’s see if we can get a positive ID. Perlmutter, call her and tell her what’s happened. Tell her O’Toole’s on his way and to be ready. Wait forty-five minutes and then call Hugh Galloway and tell him the same thing. Then go get him.”
“He’s not going to admit knowing the kidnapper,” O’Toole scoffed.
“Just covering all the bases. Then we’ll have it on record that he lied if it turns out he did know him.”MoreLess
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