Tag Man
“A jumper?”
Ron Klesczewski turned to see Willy Kunkle step onto the bridge and glance at the dead man below, whose broken body was draped face-up over a large boulder, his legs weaving gently back and forth as the water tried to tug him the rest of the way to the Connecticut River downstream.
“Would I bother you for that?” Ron said with a smile.
“Somebody pushed him?” Willy approached until he was standing beside his old colleague, making them both look like spectators admiring a scenic landsca...pe.
It was early morning. The bridge had been cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape. Three uniformed cops were standing around, working on cups of coffee since there was nothing to do with the two passersby who had stopped to watch. The medical examiner had yet to arrive, and the state’s attorney had barely been called.
Whoever this was—pasty pale and ghastly—had simply become the reason for a carefully orchestrated process.
“Take a good look,” Ron urged. “You won’t even have to get wet.”MoreLess
Ron Klesczewski turned to see Willy Kunkle step onto the bridge and glance at the dead man below, whose broken body was draped face-up over a large boulder, his legs weaving gently back and forth as the water tried to tug him the rest of the way to the Connecticut River downstream.
“Would I bother you for that?” Ron said with a smile.
“Somebody pushed him?” Willy approached until he was standing beside his old colleague, making them both look like spectators admiring a scenic landsca...pe.
It was early morning. The bridge had been cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape. Three uniformed cops were standing around, working on cups of coffee since there was nothing to do with the two passersby who had stopped to watch. The medical examiner had yet to arrive, and the state’s attorney had barely been called.
Whoever this was—pasty pale and ghastly—had simply become the reason for a carefully orchestrated process.
“Take a good look,” Ron urged. “You won’t even have to get wet.”MoreLess
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