The Case of the Missing Woman
Copyright© 2013 by Mendon Fishers
Chapter 7: The Aftermath
Percy awoke to the smell of ammonium carbonate (Smelling salts). It made him turn his head and that movement hurt. One of the EMT's started cautioning him to lie still while they checked him out. Percy's awareness slowly returned as he laid there. First he remembered running into the tree, and falling, and then he remembered the reason why he was running in the dark.
Percy spotted a State Trooper hovering around him and asked, "The women?"
The Trooper just shook his head "No". "We found their bodies stacked in the barn. The barn was rigged to explode and burn, but the timer failed. The Capitan wants to talk to you and see if you can shed any light on this massacre."
"What's all the smoke?" Percy asked.
"The main farm house is burning. The fire chief said it looks like an accelerant was used to burn the house. Oh and by the way, one of your guests at the lodge saw the smoke and phoned 911, we got lucky" the Trooper answered.
Fire rescue arrived with a four wheel ATV and loaded Percy in the back. Percy was on his way back to the hospital, again. "If I keep this up, they'll start keeping a room vacant for me," he thought, "Boy is Judith going to be pissed."
He was bounced across the field on the ATV and eventually loaded into an ambulance. The State Police captain climbed in the back so the two of them could chat on the ride back to the hospital. The captain was pissed about the slaughter and wanted answers. As Percy unfolded the events of the night before, the captain became more and more concerned.
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