JUSTICE REBORN (A Charlie Taylor Novel Book 1) Read Free

extremely
vocal and will pounding on the Mayor’s door. These hotel killers are
unbelievably thorough and crime scenes are not yielding anything.
    The second serial killer doesn’t kill all
the time, but this is mainly because the girls have been able to survive the
beatings he gives them. He rapes them and tries to beat them to death with his
fists or some type of heavy wrench; he is extremely vicious and reckless. We
have fingerprints and DNA but he has never been in the system, and there are no
matches.
    This is the man who brags to the press
about his prowess as a lover. Unfortunately, they have labeled him “Horny
Harry”; the nickname from a journalist with a sick sense of humor or possibly
to mock him.  But, I stress this guy is not a cartoon character, and there is
nothing humorous about his attacks. It appears his sixth victim will survive.
    My last comment. As you all know Detective
Browning had to retire due to ill health. I have considered a number of
alternatives and decided Charlie Taylor is the best man to head up the Homicide
group.” The Chief paused, waiting for a reaction; a few loud sighs and grunts
surfaced from the attendees.
    Doug Brewster could not contain himself.
“Chief, you’re aware that Charlie has irritated almost everyone in this room.
He is a drunk or the next best thing, and last year he threatened to plant my
pipe right up my…”
    The Judge broke in.  “Chief, you know I
usually don’t interfere with internal Division appointments, but I do have to
ask you about this one, particularly in light of the serial killers you just
described.”
    The Chief had anticipated the reaction,
especially from Brewster, who Charlie had insulted on numerous occasions.
Charlie’s last two years of desultory living had gained him a reputation as a
recalcitrant and borderline alcoholic.
    “It’s because of these two cases I wish to
appoint Charlie. We are getting nowhere with the conventional approach. I need
someone who can take this in a different direction, and Charlie is the best
homicide detective we have. I believe he has his drinking under control and
regardless of the character flaws the Division needs him. I confess we are
desperate.”
    The Judge recognized Doug’s anger, but it
was time to move on. “Thanks Chief. Please see me later this afternoon. It
might be best if you could hold the announcement of this appointment until we
have a chance to talk. Let’s proceed. Jacob, please.”
     Jacob was the only person on the Board who
had not been selected by the Judge, an obvious source of tension. Jacob’s
hubris had caused problems in the past, but he had a wide circle of influential
friends. He was a political animal who was overly aggressive when looking down
and the proverbial ass kisser when looking up the organization chain.
    The Judge deemed him marginal but he noted
most people exercised caution in any exchange because Jacob’s inimical behavior
was well known. This meant he commanded, if not respect, a healthy degree of
obsequiousness.
     “Jacob Konahouse, Division Head Prisons,
March 29, 2021. Within a few hours my advance person should be at Fort Green
prison to start briefing prison staff; the rest of the preparation team will
probably not get started for a few days.
    At White Rock prison, a number of our
personnel did assist. There were some logistic problems.  First, the lead time
to contact the relatives and witnesses, which the convicts are allowed as part
of their S3 Interrogation, turned out to be longer than anticipated. At Fort
Green, my staff will start contacting relatives and other potential witnesses,
the Watchers as they are called, as soon as our temporary offices are
established.
    Second, the execution process went faster
than anticipated and local resources were not able to cope. A backlog
developed. Bodies were literally stacked in the hallways; they ran out of
gurneys and body bags, a damn mess. Since we will possibly be dealing with
almost 200 bodies