In a Cold Sweat by Roy Glenn Read Free Book Online

the chest, and from what I could see, the shooters didn’t miss.”
    “They didn’t?” Richards questioned and looked over the area where Palmer and Sly’s bodies were.
    “One more thing.”
    “What’s that, Reyes?”
    “I didn’t find a single shell,” Reyes told the detectives as his team prepared to leave the crime scene.
    Sanchez took off his hat and ran his fingers through his hair. “You know what this reminds me of, Kirk?”
    “What's that, Gene?” Kirk asked.
    “You remember back in the good old days. We worked a crime scene just like this.” Sanchez went and stood over Cash’s body. “Nobody got off a shot; shooters didn’t miss, one witness.”
    Kirk walked over and faced Sanchez. “Mike Black.”
    “See, that’s what I like about you, Kirk; walking cop encyclopedia.”
    “So, is this like, classified, or can we all learn from the master?” Reyes asked.
    “Vincent Martin,” Kirk said.
    “Never heard of him,” Richards replied.
    “Before your time, Pat. Maybe twelve years ago,” Kirk told his partner
    “I keep telling you, Kirk, you could teach the kid some history. It’ll make him a better cop,” Sanchez said.
    “You tryin’ to say I ain’t a good cop?” Richards asked and started walking toward Sanchez before Kirk stepped in front of him.
    Sanchez held up his hands in surrender. “Easy, big man. I’m just sayin’ , history has a way of repeating itself.”
    “Just tell the story,” Reyes said. “You know these old guys love to tell their stories.” He patted Richards on the back a few times and that seemed to settle him down.
    “It started after Andre was killed. Andre Hammond, you have heard of him?” Sanchez began, but Richards interrupted him.
    “Is this another Mike Black story?”
    “You ain’t know ?” Reyes added.
    “See, I did teach the kid something,” Kirk said.
    “So I won’t bore you with the details of the war that went on after Black got out the drug game. Anyway, before Chilly made peace with Black. The story goes that Black killed Jimmy Knowles and Charlie Rock. Vincent Martin went hard at Black until one night Black caught Martin and his whole crew slippin’. They were all at Martin’s house chillin' just, like these guys.”
    “Yeah, but there must have been eight, ten guys in there,” Kirk added, pointing out the difference in the murder scene.
    “Make a long story short, Black, Bobby and Mr. Freeze busted in, killed everybody, except one guy.”
    “Why they leave a witness?” Reyes needed to know.
    “To deliver a message to Chilly that he was next. After that, the war was over,” Sanchez said and took a little bow.
    “So you think Black did this?” Richards asked.
    “I’m just sayin’ there are some similarities, that’s all.”
    “Yeah, but I don’t think so, Gene. Black’s been off the grid since his wife was murdered,” Kirk said.
    “Good story though,” Reyes said and left the scene.
    “Come on, Pat, let’s get some breakfast. Sanchez is buying,” Kirk said and headed for the door.
    “I am?” Sanchez said and followed him out.
    “It’ll give you a chance to tell some more stories,” Richards said and watched as the bodies were bagged.

Chapter Seven
     
     
    “Wake up, Bobby!” Black said while shaking Bobby.
    “Huh?” Bobby replied as he opened his eyes.
    “Wake up. Let’s get the fuck outta here, man.”
    Bobby began to stir in his chair. “Where you wanna go, Mike?”
    “I don’t give a fuck. I just need to get outta here.”
    “What about Michelle,” Bobby asked about Mike’s year old daughter.
    “I already talked to Pam. She’s gonna watch her. Come on, man, get up and let’s go.”
    Thirty minutes later, after Bobby finally got himself together, they were on their way to the Bronx. As they got closer to the city, Bobby again asked where Black wanted to go. “Let me use your phone,” was Black’s only reply.
    “No. Why don’t you get your own fuckin’ phone?” Bobby asked.
    “I