Message in Blood
Brooklyn, New York
Frankie made plans and backup plans as they raced to Lisa’s apartment, not knowing what they’d find.
“Anybody call a bus?” Frankie asked.
Sherri looked at him. “You think she’s dead?”
“Good guess, don’t you think?”
“I called the ambulance,” Lou said.
“So you think she’s gone?”
“I didn’t say that, but if I have to go up one more flight of stairs, I’m going to need one, so I called them.”
Frankie screeched around a corner and turned onto the street where Lisa lived. “Miller, now do you see why I wanted a new partner?”
“I’m starting to,” Sherri said. “Lou had me fooled for a while.”
Frankie double-parked and they all rushed to the apartment door. He had to buzz a neighbor to let them in, and then they took the elevator to the fourth floor. Lou an
