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Della stopped to consider it. “The police file didn’t say if he went to the hospital,” Della said, remembering.
“I know. The lawyer has asked your father; at first he claimed he didn’t remember, then said everyone was just so upset about his sister.”
“Mom said he went in later, like to a mental hospital.” She considered that. “What if he remembered something then and told them about it? That would look bad. Does the doctor-patient privilege law prevent them from getting those?”
Burnett’s brow tightened. “You dad didn’t mention that hospital stay. So far the DA hasn’t brought it up. We don’t know if they are just being sloppy and haven’t discovered he went in, or if the lead DA is afraid of opening up those records for fear it might persuade your father to change his plea to insanity.”
Della concentrated on that for a second. “But Mr. Timmons could get them. Maybe there’s something in there that could help my dad’s case.”
Burnett leaned back in his chair. “If he gets them he’ll be required to share them with the DA.”
Della swallowed. “He’s not getting them because he’s afraid there’s something bad in there? So what you’re saying is that the lawyer thinks my dad’s lying. And if that’s the case, then my dad saw his brother in vampire mode and he knows what I am. I was right: He’s scared of me.”
Burnett frowned. “Mr. Timmons is just being cautious. I know this is hard, but don’t look at the negative. How about I give you some good news?”
“About my father’s case?” Della asked.
Burnett sighed. “Your lead about the shoes gave us the name of a were. And he has a record. There’s an APB out on him and I have several agents looking for him now.”
Della had forgotten all about that. “So the one Chase caught and recognized wasn’t one of them?”
“We don’t know for sure. They aren’t talking yet. But what we believe is that the guy with the shoes and the one Chase took down were both in on it.”
“Is that what Chase is working on?” Della asked. He’d dropped by her cabin last night, and she’d refused to see him. After their little make-out session in the front of his car, and after everything that happened after that, she didn’t know what to say to him.
He hadn’t tried to come see her this morning, and part of her had been disappointed.
Burnett hesitated. “No, he has something else he’s looking into.”
“About my father’s case?”
Burnett nodded.
“Then why am I not with him?” She sat up. “You said I could work this case.”
Burnett held up his hands. “He had to do this alone. He went to try to find out what the Vampire Council knows.”
“Alone?” Della asked.
“Chase trusts one of the councilmen, a Kirk Curtis. He’s hoping Curtis will shed some light on why Mr. Powell would have tried to protect Stone.”
Della inhaled. “But what if this Kirk guy is in on it too? It could backfire and even put Chase in danger. You shouldn’t have let him go alone.”
Burnett frowned. “Chase was adamant that Mr. Curtis isn’t behind it.”
“And what if he’s wrong?” Della asked.
* * *
On the way back to her cabin, Della texted Chase. Call me!
She held her phone in her hand waiting to see if he would text or call her back. He didn’t. Just what she needed. Another thing to worry about.
She got all the way to her cabin and the phone didn’t ding. She walked in, stood in the middle of her living room, and instantly felt as if the walls would close in on her. The thought of going for a run to expend her energy tempted her, but then why spend her energy on exercise when she could spend it on something more useful?
She went to her room, snatched up her father’s case file, and went back outside to read it.
She read a few lines, then looked at her phone. “Please let me hear from you,” she muttered.
