Free Dangerous Reunion (Love Inspired Suspense) by Sandra Robbins Page B

with her name on it taped to the wheel.
    Kate leaned closer and studied the block letter writing. It looked as if it could have been written by any third-grade child. She glanced up at Calvin. “Hand me a pair of gloves out of the equipment bag.”
    He opened the bag and held out the box that contained latex gloves. Kate pulled them on and lifted the envelope. The flap of the envelope was stuffed inside, and she carefully pulled it out. She then extracted the single sheet of paper from inside and dropped the envelope in the plastic bag Calvin held.
    Bob and Calvin leaned forward as she unfolded the sheet of paper. She gasped when she read the short message written, then held it out for Calvin to get a better view.
    Calvin’s face blanched. “Oh, my.”
    “What is it? What have you found?”
    Kate looked around at Brock, who had climbed onboard. “I thought you were going to wait on the dock,” she said.
    He shook his head. “Sorry. I couldn’t stay back. What did you find?”
    She held up the note. “My mysterious caller has now left me a message.”
    Brock squinted at the letter in her hand. “What does it say?”
    Kate took a deep breath and dropped her gaze to the note. “It says— Dear Kate, do you know the ‘Somebody Done Somebody Wrong’ song? If you don’t, you will soon. ”
    The muscle in Brock’s jaw twitched, and he shook his head. “I don’t like this, Kate. First this guy uses a song title to let you know he’s going to be seeing you, then he sends a message that sounds like he has a grudge against you. Can you think of anybody that might want to harm you?”
    She thought for a moment. “No. If I have any enemies on Ocracoke, I don’t know about it.” She glanced at Calvin. “Can you think of anybody that might want to target me?”
    “Of course not. Everybody loves you, Kate. I’ve never heard one person say a bad thing about you.”
    Brock directed a piercing stare at her. “Think of people you’ve arrested in the past. Maybe someone who went to prison. Is there any one of them who might secretly be waiting to get even?”
    She shook her head. “The only one I’ve arrested that spent any time in jail is Jake. But he’s dead.”
    “Then maybe it’s one of his friends. It could even be the guy on the phone.”
    Kate thought about that. “But he acted like he didn’t know Jake.”
    “He could have been trying to throw you off his trail. It seems likely that they’re the same person. You’ve had a murder and an exploding bomb today. What are the odds of having two serious crimes committed by different people in a day’s time on Ocracoke?”
    Calvin spoke up. “Not very big.” He turned to Kate. “I think Brock may be right, Kate.”
    She sighed and dropped the note in the bag with the envelope. “I think so, too. But there’s nothing we can do about it now. Let’s finish up here. It looks like the thief cleaned up after himself well. If he wiped everything down, we probably won’t find a fingerprint anywhere. Even if we did, it could be from anybody who’s rented the boat before. Right now what we could use is a good lead.”
    Calvin glanced at Kate. “Why don’t you and Brock go on? I’ll finish up here and get back on duty. I’ll let you know if anything comes up tonight.”
    “Are you sure you’re going to be all right? You were on duty last night, and you came in this morning.”
    Calvin waved his hand in dismissal. “I slept a few hours on the cot in the back room at the station this afternoon. So I’ll be all right.”
    “You call if you need me,” Kate said.
    “I will. Go on now.” Calvin turned and picked up the evidence bag.
    Kate stepped onto the dock, and Brock followed. As she walked back to the squad car, she watched the vehicles boarding the ferry to Hatteras. Carloads of tourists arrived and left the island each day. When you added all the visitors to the year-round residents, there were thousands of people driving and walking around Ocracoke