Shadow of the moon

uld see him seated inside in his chair. He was bent over a piece of paper on his

ief told me

nd frowned

you have the ca

lammed the door behind

arched up

g up. "You know the rul

t get th

his desk. "But Howard

an id

didn't trust Bart to ta

e chief

you trust Bart the case

. You've already got the victims, it should be a c

ys has been identified and he's got a long record with Bart. I didn't wan

I'll give you some peac

set a pen on top of it. "You're neck-deep, literally, in this mess and the only thing you're going to do to help is to be a good witness and w

my shoulder a

next time try to steal little m

smile a little. "I'l

. Unfortunately, Bart was waiting there for round two. He s

case to go or some

you push me around just beca

up into his eyes. "No, you're going to

leaned down towards me. "You can act all tough in front of the chief, but when you get out side this pla

s. "What's that s

ething about some guy saving y

u that?" I q

request for help. Needed more tha

where I sat in my chair. "I didn't need anybody's help. Randy called for backup, and the guy I mutter

the office. The room was eerily quiet. Everyone was frozen in place and their ey

don't mind I

r. It was my car keys. The chief stood outside his offi

ut

morrow with your statement, but leave yo

him. "Is this

commend you take it, and a c

w moments I was on the steps of the precinct. The sun shone down on me, but all I felt was a creeping

per, but I'd never lost my temper that quick, even at Bart. I s

ut that probably served up more than the usual fare, if their clientele was anything t

ding and to the side. The employee parking lot stood there, but I didn't find

l loops of barbed wire on the top and Beware of Dog signs posted every ten feet. The fence was made of heavy chain-link an

e other side. Through the gap between the gates I could see a large Do

" a soft voice spoke

gs enough again, Ralph," I

collar and an eye peeked throug

t come to get my car." "All right, just

ck and I heard a mass

He sported a long, gray beard without a mustache and clear brown eyes th

ide to let me pass and I slipped into the yard. I saw that the Doberman was

this soon," he commented. "Come on, Ralph.

d me and turned to me

n't have enough sense to ca

way I could tell I was going t

f you don't know what trouble you're getting i

ed out pretty

ng had grown louder and it pulled at its chain to get me. "What the hell is with you today? You know

me real anger if you don't tell m

rs that were parked against the chain-link fence. "Don't ge

d for sexual harassment for me

not giving you your car b

between a red Chevro

rom that fake wood that was so popular in the seventies, and the seats were covered over to hide the holes in the cushions. There were love marks made by keys left by

ainst one of the headlights. "I coul

er's door and slid into the seat. In a moment I had the car roarin

to the doorway. "If you'd take my advice,

ocence impersonation. "I don't

t you checking out this double murder case. The chie

ndle and Ralph moved aside so I could slam it shut. I roll

e a later,"

t the closed gate. "Mind hel

opened it. I drove through and gave him one final wave