Margaritas & Murder
“As much as I’d been trying to put on a positive face for everyone, especially Olga, my spirits were not as buoyant as my outer appearance. I knew from past experience that the longer kidnappers held their victims, the smaller their chances of survival. Kidnappers are desperate people, and their patience runs out pretty quickly. If Vaughan’s captors didn’t feel they were close to succeeding in their quest for ransom money, they might decide to rid themselves of their victim and wait for a more p...romising opportunity.
I was consumed with that thought as I climbed the stairs to police headquarters and knocked on Chief Rivera’s door. A gravelly voice shouted, “¡Entre!” I opened the door and stepped inside. Captain Gutierrez sat behind the chief’s desk, his tooled cowboy boots propped up on its edge.
“What do you want?” he asked.
“I was hoping Chief Rivera was here,” I answered.
“He is out of town till tomorrow. Police business. Come back then.”
I ignored his brusque manner and sat down in a chair.MoreLess
I was consumed with that thought as I climbed the stairs to police headquarters and knocked on Chief Rivera’s door. A gravelly voice shouted, “¡Entre!” I opened the door and stepped inside. Captain Gutierrez sat behind the chief’s desk, his tooled cowboy boots propped up on its edge.
“What do you want?” he asked.
“I was hoping Chief Rivera was here,” I answered.
“He is out of town till tomorrow. Police business. Come back then.”
I ignored his brusque manner and sat down in a chair.MoreLess
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