Page 57 of Stone Coast
Pudgy backed off and had a brief conversation with him. It was clear Scarborough wanted to take over. He stepped to me and gave me a look of disapproval. "You again. I guess trouble just seems to follow you around.”
"I guess it does.”
"Officer Carlson tells me that you shot at the getaway driver. Did you hit him?”
I shrugged. “I don't know. But you might want to keep an eye out at the local hospital for anybody who shows up with a GSW.”
"What were you doing at the liquor store?”
"It's a free country.”
He exhaled a frustrated breath. "Are we going to have a problem?”
“I don't know. You tell me.”
“You shot a home intruder. You took matters into your hands with a county deputy and investigated a suspect. Now you’re shooting at liquor store thieves. Do you want to apply for a job with the PD?” he snarked.
"Not particularly.”
"Then why don't you lay off this citizen vigilante thing?”
I laughed. “The first shooting was in self-defense. I guess you would prefer if I just sat back and let this happen.”
"You’re lucky it turned out the way it did. Innocent people could have gotten hurt.”
I stifled an eye-roll. “I’m not the bad guy here. Take it up with the guys knocking off liquor stores. Aren’t you homicide? Don’t you have something better to investigate?”
“When I heard your name was involved, I just couldn’t resist.”
“Have you talked to Carter Wallace yet?”
“No. He won’t talk to us.” Scarborough changed the subject. “What were you doing here?”
“I was on my way home from the range.” I changed the subject back. “What’s your next step with Carter?”
“There is no next step.”
My eyes burned into him.
“I have no probable cause. And you guys spooked him.”
“What if someone paid him and Isaiah to assassinate Grayson?”
Scarborough gave me an incredulous look. “Assassinate?” He chuckled. “Why would anyone want to assassinate your boyfriend?”
“Fiancé,” I said with a tight jaw.
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He softened. “Okay. Let’s hear it.”
“He was having an affair with a married woman,” I said.
Scarborough lifted a surprised brow. “And you think her husband hired these guys to take out the competition?”
“I don’t know. I’m considering everything.”
“You’re grasping at straws.”
