Deviation, Breaking the Pattern #1
Page 21
EPILOGUE
SANDY WAS SITTING ON a park bench pouring over the newspaper.
“Like seeing your boyfriend in the paper?” a voice said over her shoulder. Sandy started and looked at Marty.
“He’s not my boyfriend,” Sandy said firmly. She stared at the article. “I can’t believe he killed those girls,” she mused. “Do you think he really did it, John?”
Marty chuckled.
“Sure, why not?”
“He’s just not the type. He’s a nerdy, shy, kid. I was surprised he was even going out with anyone.”
“He’s a lot of things besides being shy and nerdy. He was in juvie for murder, you know.”
“Yeah, well, someone else confessed to that one.”
“Doesn’t mean Specs didn’t do it.”
“He’s had trouble, but I thought he was basically a straight arrow.”
“A straight arrow who was hooked on heroin.”
“Not really his fault. It started as morphine after your boys beat him up.”
“Because he killed my lieutenant.”
Sandy was shocked. She looked at him.
“What?”
“He killed Richie. Why, I don’t know. He didn’t like having the pinch put on him, I guess. He was also making porn and using a false ID.”
“And he shoplifted for thrills,” Sandy admitted. “But—what makes you think Thomas killed Richards?”
“Well it wasn’t the chick, was it? They had a lover’s quarrel and she stabbed him in the gut and then lugged him to the basement? I don’t think so. It wasn’t Hans, he doesn’t have the guts. That just leaves Specs.”
“And you think he could? Stab Richards to death?”
“I saw him drill a guard in juvie and not even turn a hair.”
“You’re putting me on.”
“No. He’s been doing it all along, Sandy. But no one will believe it when they look into his shy-owl face.”
“How many people has he killed?” Sandy breathed.
“I bet if you take the number in the paper and double it, you’re probably in the ballpark.”
“That’s—unbelievable.”
Marty nodded.
“He’s got a good cover. You want to know why serial killers go so long without getting caught, it’s ‘cause they look like him.”
Sandy shook her head, looking at the paper without really seeing it.
“The cops called me about him.”
Marty raised his brows.
“Why?”
“Well… they called his doctor, the one who prescribed all of his meds. He couldn’t say much to them, but he knew me ‘cause I brought him up here once, when Thomas was all screwed up and couldn’t leave his apartment. Sure wish I hadn’t done that, might have saved that girl’s life. Anyway, he had my number down for an emergency contact.”
“What did the cops want to know?”
Sandy looked at Marty, biting her lip.
“When they saw me… they recognized me.”
“From where, vice?”
“He had taken pictures of me. Pictures like he had of those other girls.”
“He was stalking you?” Marty questioned, raising his brows.
“They said I might have been next on his list. He was following me around. Taking pictures of me working, telephotos through windows while I was changing, all kinds of stuff.”
Marty shook his head.
“Whack-job. What is it they say? Still waters?”
“Yeah.”
Sandy slowly closed the paper, shaking her head.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
FOR AS LONG AS P.D. Workman can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure. After a number of false starts, she finally wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve. It was full of fantastic ideas. It was the spring board for many stories over the next few years. Then, forty-some novels later, P.D. Workman finally decided to start publishing. Lots more are on the way!
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