TOO CLOSE TO HOME
Chapter 30
The press conference was scheduled for 3:30 that afternoon. Charlie managed to join the group clustered around one of the TVs in the Student Union.
The L.A. police chief spoke for a few minutes and then Don stepped up to the podium. "The FBI is pleased to announce that we have in custody a probable suspect in the Campus Killer case. However, the name is being withheld pending the DNA results."
"How long will that take?" one of the reporters asked.
"The tests are expected to be completed sometime tomorrow," Don replied.
"Agent Eppes, can you tell us anything about the suspect?"
"Not at this time. No," Don answered.
"So, when is he gonna tell us?" one of the students griped.
""When the results are back, they probably will announce it," someone else said.
"I take it that this is it then?" Larry asked softly, making his way over to Charlie.
"Looks like it," Charlie replied. "I just wish he could've been stopped sooner." He glanced at his watch. "Hey, I gotta get going. I asked Amita to give me a ride since I've got to run a couple of errands.
"Okay, I'll see you on Monday, Charles." He watched the younger man make his way toward the door.
"Yeah, Monday," Charlie said. He glanced back at Larry and almost ran straight into Amita.
"Hey, slow down," she said, holding up a hand to stop him. "I thought I might find you here."
Charlie skidded to a stop. "Sorry, Amita. I wanted to catch the news conference," he explained.
"What did they say?"
"That the FBI has somebody in custody. That's all Don could say right now," he answered.
"I hope they did catch the guy," Amita said. She looked at Charlie. "What kind of errands did you need to run?"
"Grocery shopping," Charlie replied, wheeling his bike toward her car.
"Need any help? I get the idea that you don't do this very often ."
"Hard to do much on a bike." He hoisted it into the backseat and then got in front. "Dad invited Don and Terry over for lunch tomorrow and I thought I'd give him a break for once. I need to think of something not too complicated to cook. What would you suggest?"
"Let's see when we get to the store," Amita replied. She started the car and pulled into the street.
A/N Sorry about the delay but my muse abruptly deserted me for another TV fandom. (Bad Muse. Get back here.) The rest of the story will be up soon.
