Fatal Connections -- Chapter 22

Erica Jensen Mystery #2

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

After I recovered enough to consider Nick’s situation, I checked with a nurse to make sure my gear was stowed, so to speak. The smiling Hispanic woman assured me they had locked my valuables in a cabinet tucked beneath the small bedside table. She demonstrated this by producing a small key and using it to open the cabinet door. She pulled out my shoulder bag and lifted it for me to see, still smiling.