Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 04 - Sex Stories

Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 04

... Friday night. She told me she had other plans." "Did she say what those plans were or who they were with?" "I don't remember. I was disappointed when she said no and didn't pay much attention to why, I guess." "Now think, Ray. Did she mention what she was going to do after work that night? Any hint or suggestion that she might be going out with someone?" "None that I noticed. I did see her talking to Tony a while before I left but Tony left before I did. She was still serving drinks when I left and waved to me as I left. I felt real sick when I heard what happened. Who would do such a thing, Mike?" "I don't know, Ray, but I'm going to try and find out. Now the police found some porn tapes at your place. Were they yours?" "Yeah, I get them from one of the deep sea tug crewmen who picks them up in California when they're down there. I suppose I'll lose them?" "You'll probably get charged with possessing them. Most are on the prohibited list in Canada. Your buddy will get charged for importing them, as well. That's peanuts though compared to murder. The other fact the police are using to put you into the shoes of the killer is that you often used prostitutes. Well?" "Yeah, I often go down to Davies Street on the weekends and pick up a hooker. What the hell? I'm not married and no one gets hurt. I'm happy and she's happy, so who gets hurt?" "Know any of those girls personally who could vouch for your peaceful and loving nature?" Mike grins. Ray grins as well and says, "Naw, ...

... none of them would go to court for me. You weren't serious, were you?" They both laugh. "One last question, Ray. Did you notice what Flo was wearing on Thursday night? Was she dolled up with jewelry or just in slacks?" "She looked really nice in a button up dress with a lot of cleavage showing and she had a matching set of earrings and necklace." Boiiing - the thought hit Mike out of the blue. The necklace! In the photos her necklace was missing but the earrings were the same set she had worn for the shot in her file. He could see the crime photos in his mind and knew that was what had been bugging him earlier. "What's wrong, Mike, did I say something wrong?" "No, you just gave me another piece of the puzzle, Ray. I've still got a long way to go, though. I want you to be patient and cooperate with your attorney. I'll keep working on this and keep in touch with you. Oh, one other thing. What route did you take to go home?" "Straight from the yard down to my place on Diamond Blvd. It's not a five minute drive and I was probably in bed before you headed home to Abbotsford." "Thanks Ray. I'll be seeing you." Mike gets up and goes to the door. The guard punches the button again and the door is released. Mike opens it and steps into the antechamber. The guard checks the door he came out of and comments, "How can you believe anything that sex pervert says?" He watches Mike and then pushes the button for the outside door. As Mike leaves he turns steely eyes upon the other man and says, ...