Carter's I will fill my Dad in on my progress but I need you to go get me Aedan Jones file please", Brooks said as she sat in her Dads office.
" Already did " , Carter said as he pointed to a bulging file on her dad's desk.
" Ok short version I went to the swamp where that girl got kidnapped and I met a criminal named Aedan Jones. He appeared to be picking up a Dead Drop diamond necklace. I confronted him and he restrained me but I got his prints. I had Casey run his prints and tracked him to his office. I confronted him again and got him to take me to dinner — "
" To dinner ", Carter interrupted
" he was mostly a gentleman " Brooks said " then I called Dad and spent the night at his house, because of the storm, I slept in the guest bed alone all night. Then his dad came and told him about Raylinn which led me to the little girl and you know the rest".
" Brooks, don't forget Aedan is a criminal scum and not a gentleman " Carter said.
"What Carter is trying to say is that your boy Aedan has been arrested for impersonating a Salvation Army Santa beating up 3 hoodlums, stealing the mayors car, arson, hijacking an 18 wheeler, drag racing down Main Street and stealing a police boat to name a few things", Captain James said sternly. "Then he is suspected of horse stealing, murder, smuggling, moonshine, illegal import of animals, most notably a wunjack , and the list goes on " , Captain James said
" if he has done all of this why is he still free" Brooks asked
" their were extenuating circumstances. Some where the victims or the DA refused to press charges, and lack of evidence ", Carter said. " the Salvation Army Santas had been mugged a few days before so when he did his act it got the mugging to stop got them good PR. The mayors car was to get a woman to the hospital for her baby , mayor figured it'd be bad PR. the 18 wheeler was full of defective toys that were mistakenly enroute to a children's orphanage in Havana and the arson was a known drug dealer stash house that they could not get charges to stick to .
" what about drag racing and the boat ", Brooks asked
" boat was to save a drowning kid and drag racing got cops to the area and they prevented a bank robbery " , Brooks Dad said.
" What do you mean by horse stealing ", Brooks asked
" Oh some Arab prince race horse went missing for a few hours then turned up back in his stall " , Carter said. " Vets who checked him out said had probably Sired a horse before being returned but appeared to be in good health "
" Murder ", Brooks asked
" Some slavers went into the swamp and a few days later witnesses saw a alligator vomit a arm on some golf course", Captain James replied "Search of the area found some skulls and some Dental records matched some of the slavers."
" I've heard enough ", Brooks said " i'll keep my eyes open around him... I got it ".
Brooks had gone out for a jog, she had to clear her head. This Aedan character was something else. He was a criminal of that there was no doubt. but from what she heard he was also kind of a hero.
She also had a problem it was clear that he was not a slaver in fact he appeared to be the exact opposite based on the reports so he might not be able to help with the case she had a lot to ponder.
She was about 12 miles outside of town when she heard a dog bark behind her . Slowly she turned around and saw 2 German Shepards running at her snapping as they ran
" shit" she hissed as she ran