Eleven Days: An Unexpected Love (45 page)

"Do you show the state logs on
his
rig?"

"Yes sir and he signed off on all the logs for the past week. He went cross country to California and every state between here and there."

"So he
was
n't here the night the sperm
was
put on the wall, or the stabbing of the steak?"

"No sir, he
was
n't."

"
That
still doesn't answer the question of how
his
sperm got out of him and got on my wall."

Lana
intently listened
when
she
came up
with
her
own theory. "Is it possible Ms. Border's
was
having an affair
with
Tony? And maybe
her
husband found out and killed
her
and put the sperm on the wall. He
would
know no one
would
find the sperm so he put the knife in the steak. Then he went back home and killed himself.
Then he thought all
the evidence
would
point to Tony."

Joe thought a minute and said. "Mike,
that
's a good theory."

"Joe, cal
l the medical examiner and ask
how Mr. Borders' died and the time he died."

"Yes sir."

Mike asked
her
. "Are you hungry?"

"Maybe a little."

They walked into the kitchen and they rummaged through the pantry and fridge. "You know it's almost supper, and I don't mind fixing us something to eat."

"Nope, I think I'm going to send Joe to town to get some buckets of chicken."

"I hate to admit t
his
, but
that
does sound good. I can at least get to make the baked beans and coleslaw?"

"
That
's a deal."

Joe walked into the kitchen and he looked at
his
notes from
his
tablet. "Well Lana's theory is wrong. It sure
was
a great theory, but Mr. Borders
was
shot in the back of the head and whoever shot him used a silencer and he died about the same time as Ms. Borders."

Mike looked at Joe and they both looked a little shocked.

She
looked at both of them. "How do you know he used a silencer?"

Mike answered. "Forensics
, t
he crime lab usually knows when they get a clean bullet from a victim. They can tell by the marks on the bullet if a silencer
was
used. It's not common for a silencer to be used."

"So
that
's why we didn't hear anything?"

"
That
's right we
would
have definitely heard a gunshot."

"Is it common for a stalker to use a silencer?"

Mike promised not to lie for any reason, but he felt he should be particular about what he did say and how he said it. "Most of the time a stalker does not use a silencer, but
sometimes they do
."

"Why do you think he used one t
his
time."

T
his
question
was
an easy and truthful one to answer. "He didn't want you to hear the shots."

"I'm glad I didn't hear any shots, I
would
have been scared and I
would
be dialing 911."

Mike and Joe laughed.

"What's so funny,"
she
asked.

"It just seems funny you have a house full of cops at your disposal and all of us are packing, and you
would
call 911."

"Remember the killing
was
last week and you guys were not here."

Joe said.
"Touché."

Chapter 27

4:41 p.m.

The Hull City police and Sergeant Quentin pulled up to Tony Mitter's home
with
warrant in hand. One concern the police feared
was
the presence of children. The policy of the police
was
to send undercover cops to feel out the situation. In t
his
case the two cops were Aaron Wakefield and Calvin Drake, both familiar
with
the area and Tony Mitter's record. Before they walked up to the house, they splashed w
his
key on their face to play their role. They climbed the twenty or so steps to the porch and knocked loudly. The U.S. Marshal's SWAT team waited one house over on Angier Street.

Raymond anxiously waited on code word
Cooper
to move in
on the house
.

Tony's wife, Judy opened the door and asked. "May I help you?" Wakefield and Jones looked past
her
to see if any children were in sight. There didn't appear to be any.

"Hi I'm Zack and t
his
is Arti, I l
ive a few houses down and we wondered if your husband might be
home?" They staggered around and made sure they breathed on
her
.

"Yes, but he's asleep. What do you need to talk to him about
, is it about a woman
?"
She
knew it
was
some thugs
that
wanted their money he owed them.
Her
demeanor changed to rudeness because
she
didn't have time for t
his
hogwash
.

"We were interested finding out who your husband works for because we are interested in driving a rig. When
would
be a good time to come back?"

"Two hours?"
She
knew they weren't interested in driving a big rig.
She
had enough. She refused to deal with
her
husband's mistresses and thugs. They could come back and they could deal
with
her
husband directly.
She
slammed the door in their faces.

"Sounds great, we'll come back." Once the door
was
shut, Wakefield w
his
pered in
his
microphone. "Cooper."

The SWAT team
was
in their home
with
in twenty seconds. They found Tony sleeping. They handcuffed him and drug him to the police car. Th
e whole fifty feet to the
car he screamed at
his
wife for letting the police
break down the door
.

She
screamed back asking him what he did wrong. Whose husband had he pissed off, and
did he owe money to anyone.
Once the cold took hold of
her
,
she
went in and slammed the door behind
her
.
Her
husband disgusted
her
, and
she
wanted nothing else to do
with
him. The cops could have him.

Raymond walked up to the police car and opened the back door. He had one of the guys bring over a blanket since Tony only had on boxers. "Mr. Mitter, just to satisfy my curiosity, can you tell me where you've been t
his
past week?"

He
was
angry they woke him up
from
his
drunken stupor
. "I've been on the road, and if you don't believe me call my boss, you cop wantabe." He couldn't believe he
was
in t
his
situation. Thinking back for the last few months he couldn't think of anything illegal he did.

"T
his
cop wantabe wants to know how you know Donna Borders."

"I've never heard of
her
."

"Maybe I need to ask your wife if
she
's ever heard of
her
."

Tony didn't want
his
wife involved. They already have trouble over other women. "I think I've done some work for
her
and
her
husband a long time ago," he finally admitted. He spit on the ground trying to look tough, and in the process he knocked off
his
warm blanket
. "Hey asshole, cover me up, it can't be over
twenty degrees out here."

"Fine, if you don't want to be honest I'll ask your wife." Raymond shuts the door to the squad car and starts up the dirt path to Tony's house
.

H
e heard Tony screaming from the car.
"I'll tell you what you want to know, my wife doesn't need to be involved."

Raymond turned around and walked back and opened the door. "I am losing my patience
with
you and t
his
is your last chance."

"Donna and I are close friends."

"How close of friends are you?"

"Real close."

"Keep going."

"We've been screwing for almost a year. There, are you happy, are you getting your jollies?"

"When
was
the last time you screwed
her
?"

"I don't know what
she
's told you, but I never promised I
would
leave my wife and
she
never said
she
would
leave
her
husband. Our only relationship is screwing, I swear."

"I'm only going to ask t
his
one more time. When
was
the last time you screwed
her
?"

Tony
was
thinking back
in time
and
started
counting using
his
fingers.
That
immediately told Raymond it
was
more than a few days. "I think seven or eight days ago. Why do you care? Do you want to screw
her
too?"

"W
e found your sperm in
her
, and I'm just wondering how it got there."

"I don't know what
she
told you but it
was
consensual,
she
wanted me as much as I wanted
her
."

"Yea
that
's what every rapist says, its' consensual."

Raymond shut the door and told the officer. "Take him in and hol
d him. I'll let you know if there will be any
charges. I didn't see any, but also check to see if he has any bite marks under
his
boxers."

"You got it. Let me know if we need to book him."

"I will."

*****

"Mike, I need to get my bright coat on and head over to the Borders before it gets too dark," said Joe as he opened the closet door to grab
his
coat.

"I agree. Head over there and call me when you get there.
Lana
and I will stay in the house and we'll compare you to the killer."

"
That
's affirmative." Joe headed out in the SUV and drove over to the Borders.

Mike took advantage of
his
time alone
with
Lana
. He took
her
hand and led
her
to the kitchen. He pulled o
ut a bar stool for
her
to sit next to him
. Not one word out of Mike's mouth the entire time. He walked behind
her
and pulled
her
hair away from
her
neck and gave
her
a sweet kiss at the nape of
her
neck.
That
kiss gave
her
goose bumps all the way down to
her
toes. He w
his
pered in
her
ear, while playing
with
her
blouse. "Baby, you are so smart, adorable, lovable, and you have a nice chest," he commented while peaking down
her
blouse.