Avenging Angel
Chapter 12
Tim was reviewing security tapes at the bar. Harper and Nolan had looked for signs of a struggle in the parking lot and came up empty. Tim watched Lopez and Chen walk out of the bar, stop briefly to talk , and then get in the car and drive away. The security footage was grainy and he kept pausing to see if anything was off. Harper came in and started to help comb through the footage.
"It doesn't look like anything happened. They leave, stop to talk, and then drive away."
"Hold up, go back to just before they stop.", Haroer interjected.
"What? What is it?"
"They didn't stop to talk. Lopez isn't even paying attention to Chen, and it looks like she's just babbling. Go back one more time."
"Ok. Tell me what you see."
"Lopez is scanning the lot. She marks the SUV. Looks like shes trying to get out of their fast."
"What how did you get all that?"
"Women have to keep their heads on a swivel and learn how to take in everything without looking obvious. She probably told Chen to make it look like a normal conversation. Hence, the babbling. She thought the SUV was off and wanted to get away."
"Okay even if that's true. Why did she just get in the car and drive off? And where to?"
"I don't know. Let me keep looking. Go back to when the SUV arrives. Something is off about it. It happened to leave at the same time but turned the opposite direction. Okay there is Lopez's car. Ok pause right there when the SUV pulls in. Go back a bit more...and...there! The back door is open! Someone was in the car when they got in!"
"Harper you are amazing! Now we just need to find out who it is!"
Tim left the room and walked out to tell Wesley, who was not allowed to review the security tapes since he was not law enforcement. Tim showed him the picture of the parking lot. He immediately turned red with anger and punched the wall.
"You don't have to look for the owner of the car. It's Elijah Stones.
", he stated with rage.
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me!", Harper disbelievingly.