Expectation: A Francesca Fruscella Mystery

Chapter 8. Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (Drohende Gefahr, Angst, Katastrophe) op. 34

chapter 8 Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (Drohende Gefahr, Angst, Katastrophe) op. 34 Expectation 79 I. A Fed-Ex package sat ostentatiously on my cluttered desk, opened already. As the obvious question echoed loudly in my weary head: to understand causally concerning this Fed-exed arrival coinciding definitely with the homicidal warning, ignored evidently. In addition to the other possibility mistimed unfortunately between the received package mailed ignorantly toward the Samuel’s murder . Relying obviously on the package’s relevance. Talking loudly outside. The sender’s identity was obviously of a critical importance , promising—regardless of the dispatched contents —to indicate quickly, with some real doubt existing always beneath, the intended recipient, unwarned apparently , of the post-office killing. Peered hopefully at the sender’s address inked carefully over and two disks shining 80 DeShell comfortably inside. The black printing stipulating cleanly across an OFFICE-ENTRANCE CAMERA capitalized boldly above a spelled-out date. Wondered why, if these Lowenthal’s discs, were separated seemingly by three months. Wondered why, apropos, the first date occurring just before the wife’s murder. Wondered why, subsequent to, the second date occurring just before the Sixto “suicide .” Noticed finally on the white envelope stuck firmly outside a blue form denoting publically that the affixed package had been received, officially, by one Sergeant Perez, dusted unsuccessfully for any latent prints, carried personally to the detective’s office, delivered precisely at the nine o’clock hour. Inserted curiously into the DVD player, leaned forward on the comfortable chair, watched tiredly as the various figures moved back and forth from the camera’s left (datestamped helpfully) to the camera’s right returning sporadically to the camera’s right (time-stamped as well beneath). Many unpopulated minutes followed inevitably until another unrecognized figure entered abruptly from the frame’s edges moved obliviously to the other edge. Repeated indefinitely . Until? II. During nearly sleeping, eyes closed. A few in addition to desperately needed reinforcements sharp-eyed, all within quickly assembled team homicide, the near appropriately to be used room multi-media enough. Out of quickly extracted disc surveillance, these into carefully replaced Expectation 81 envelope Fed-Ex, all out of—decisively moving—office dark, most. Throughout, “Quickly gather team homicide, six, above to carefully watch discs Lowenthal, these from likely taken camera surveillance. Each above now hurry room media.” “What?” “Into swiftly move room media, all.” “To carefully watch discs?” “Correct.” “What?” “By means of painstaking viewing, evidence detectable, that underneath possibly surfacing, suspect identified.” The prior to desperately need coffee strong. Much. “Before dutifully returning, we thorough most, outside, meticulously interviewed witnesses possible all to earlier asphyxiating killing, futilely. All concerning reportedly saw nothing. Dishonest? No.” “Despite completely handcuffed, Samuel’s driver? No. Beside somehow driving, another necessary, yes. Alongside then vamoosed. Killer invisible?” “No.” “From how flee site murder, then? To later return to interrogation neighborhood all.” “To likely related homicides previous, this?” “Beyond even guessing.” “Coffee?” “Sugared. A lot.” Inside finally stepped room media, a few around variously scattered chairs plastic, three across horizontally arranged flat-screens huge the beneath patiently waiting equipment electronic. “Any about somewhat 82 DeShell know equipment fucking all amidst here to work?” I impatient much. Nearby enthusiastically raised hands several sufficient. Among tiredly was I imprecise most. “Into now insert DVD surveillance this in order to painstakingly watch monitors here all.” “For painstakingly look what?” “Complete every of absolutely paying attention utter, the excluding consciously discounting nothing, rigorous. All regarding always speak, everything articulated, whatever in front of possibly see: we liberal, yes? For perfectly belonging —stranger, peculiar both. For conceivably can be anything useful, none concerning feasibly left out. Anyone perplexed? Yes?” “For regardlessly articulate everything trivial, all?” “Before recklessly ignore notions preconceived any. Besides, accurately determining unimportant knowable the from presently is impossibility.” Quiet my for now would remain suspicions Lowenthal all among. “Now watch. We talkative a great deal of.” Opposite resolutely focusing door wooden, the beneath sometimes skipped digits time. “This below, why skipping time real?” “These above possibly edited?” “Camera motion-sensitive, a by likely triggered movement minute enough in front of.” “Possibly to miss something important?” “Some. But when set detector smartly, these from continuously remain minutes thirty some by initially activated whatever.” Expectation 83 “Sensitive?” “Most from reliably activated...