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

Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 04

... the tattoo even though her pelvic area is close shaven. There is something obscene about the way her vagina gapes open in the photo but the whole photo is obscene for that matter. He studies another close up shot of her crotch and turns to the early forensic report. He studies the findings but does not see what he's looking for. Maybe the more detailed complete forensic report to follow will explain what's puzzling him. He'll have to try and get Nina to at least check it for him. Again he scans the overall shot and notices she has one earring in one ear but the other one is missing. He turns to the attending officers' reports and finds that the missing earring was found in the grass about seven feet from her left side. It also indicates her panties were found lying beside her as if carelessly discarded. He goes back and checks the photo. Sure enough, there they are. He had thought that it was a hanky or Kleenex in the grass beside her or possibly debris. He concludes she must have removed them herself, again indicating a willingness to be there. He again raises the magnifying glass and studies the area all around the body for anything. The blanket is bunched up in places consistent with a struggle and he tries to picture her fighting with her assailant. Something is not right but he can't put his finger on it. Her dress is unbuttoned all the way down and spreads under and around her, appearing to be torn in one area near the bust and her bra is skewed around no longer ...

... covering her breasts. He looks closer and can see no evidence of bruising around her breasts except where it appears a strap cut a path on the edge of one; again consistent with a struggle. The tattoo of the butterfly is clear in the photo, although turned in such a way as to make it hard to see. Why no damage to the breasts if it was a sexual pervert who attacked her? That's what was bugging him. That's it! And why were her hands behind her back? Again he checks the attending officers' reports and finds that her hands were tied behind her back. Well, that explains that. Still, there's something else. He can feel it in his bones but what can it be? He starts at the top of the photo and works his way down with the glass. Damn! He's missing something. He knows it. He glances at other shots but whatever it is, it eludes him. Finally he gives up but he knows his mind will keep working on the puzzle and he will wake one morning with the answer clear in his head. He just has to be patient. But does he have time? Mike puts the file away in his briefcase and locks it. He goes upstairs and tells Marlene he has to go out for a while but will be back in time for supper. He throws the briefcase into the Mustang and drives around to a local service station. "Fill her up." He watches in the mirror as the attendant fills the gas tank. He debates what to do next. He should slip in and see Ray. He'll be at the Remand Center awaiting trial or he might be out on bail if he has a good lawyer. He pays ...