Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapters 7 & 8 - Sex Stories

Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapters 7 & 8

... Clearbrook then back on the freeway and back into town. They grow tired of following him and he heads for home. He thinks, "Damn, I shouldn't have used that cell phone to call Trudy. Now they know I have their suspects list." He only used it so Marlene wouldn't see any calls to her on the phone bill. As they come in Janet is bubbling over to tell her mother something. "Daddy took us for a nice long ride around town and out the freeway." "You better not be taking those kids to visit your floosies. Come on now, let's get those good clothes changed." She hustles the kids away to their bedrooms. Mike goes to the front window and studies the street. He spots the car about a block away with a single occupant. He goes back to the kitchen and gets a cup of coffee. He takes it to his office. He opens his briefcase and removes the RCMP files. He tips his office chair back and places his hand flat against the underside of the seat. He twists his wrist savagely and the seat bottom panel moves a fraction of an inch. He twists again and finally works it free. As he manipulates the panel of metal and frees it from the cross supports, a cavity is revealed. He places the files in the hole and fit’s the panel back in place. He has to work with it a bit before finally being satisfied that it wouldn’t move any more. He rights the chair and sits down in it. Next he takes the list of suspects and copies it into his computer. Then he makes a copy and puts it into his briefcase. The copy on RCMP ...

... letterhead he burns in the wastebasket as he opens a window. He mixes up the ashes so they never can be put back together then replaces the garbage that was in the can. Out his high window he looks at ground level and sees his neighbors coming home from church. All is peaceful. He closes the window and goes back upstairs with his coffee. Marlene has lunch on. The family sits down to eat. Marlene comments, "It smells like the neighbors are burning trash. Why do they always do that on Sunday?" "I don't know, dear. Did you want me to burn some of yours?" "Heavens, no! That will just add to the pollution. Put it out to the curb in the morning." After lunch he takes the kids out to the airport to watch the planes coming and going, while he jogs for half an hour. They come home and Marlene is lying down, so he asks them to do something quiet so she can rest. Rick wants to go play with a friend and the girls decide to draw and color. Mike goes back to the front window to check on his shadow. He can't see any vehicles that might be police so he goes back and lies down on the couch. He drops off to sleep. After supper and much later that night, Mike anxiously waits for Marlene to finish putting the kids to bed. It's after nine and he paces then goes up to help tuck them in. They come back down to the kitchen and Marlene gets her book. Mike goes to the front window and stands back in shadow to peer up the street. He can't find any surveillance people in sight, but that doesn't mean ...