The Summer House
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Read between June 10 - June 14, 2025
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“Who’s CID head at Hunter?” “Colonel Brenda Tringali, Third MP Group,”
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The sheriff for that county is Emma Williams.
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Special Agent Connie York standing next to a parked silver Ford Fusion, the rental vehicle of choice for government travelers. She has on a simple black suit-jacket-and-slacks outfit, with a plain white buttoned blouse, and I have a quick, inappropriate observation that I’ve never seen her in a dress. That’s the atavistic, chauvinist part of me, which thankfully is almost always overruled by the competent leadership part of me that recognizes her skills as a CID investigator.
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Connie looks at a watch encircling her tanned wrist with a thin gold band. I think I can make out delicate blond hairs there.
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eyes and mouth open in surprise,
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and the look on her face isn’t that of surprise but of terror. The right side of her head is a gaping, bloody hole.
JULIA
Generally not possible but makes a lazily added clue
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“I’ll work it, don’t worry. We’ll get it wrapped up soon. I promise.”
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“You’re a goddamn slippery one, aren’t you?”
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she can’t take her eyes off her handsome and struggling boss, limping like he has the entire hopes and fears of the squad riding on his shoulders.
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There’s one American up there, a guy named—” “Kurtz,” I interrupt.
JULIA
Heart of darkness reference
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From what I’ve heard, she’s being kept in the Sullivan County jail, in the general population.
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Not realistic as a former police officer but who needs realistic?