Cuffed (4 page)

Rosie tilted her head and put a hand
over her heart. “You have my word. We’ll be cooperative and
forthcoming with the results of our murder
investigation.”

“
Becky, there was an IV bag
at the crime scene. We sent it to the lab for analysis,” Vince
said. “It was in the victim’s closet. I may be stretching here, but
I wonder if that bag contained more of that same pure heroin. Could
you check on the results?”

Nolan frowned, raked fingers through
her red hair. “I didn’t see that listed on the investigation report
but I’ll find out.”

“
It’s listed on the
supplemental report because I found it early on, before the
forensics techs arrived. I made sure one of them dusted it for
prints first before sending it off, though.”

“
I’ll check with the lab.
Describe it.” Nolan grabbed a notepad and pen.

“
It looked like a small
plastic bag you’d see hanging from a hospital IV pole. There was
only a little clear liquid left in it. Whatever it was, the label
said it was from a pharmacy called The Infusion Masters. We’ll
check the place out once we have the analysis.”

Before Becky could finish writing her
notes, Special Agent Vargas asked, “The Infusion Masters? Is that
what the label had on it?”

“
Why is that important?”
Rosie asked.

“
This may be a coincidence,
but a few weeks ago we got an anonymous call suggesting that there
was illegal drug activity going on in that pharmacy. I went and
checked it out myself.”

“
So what did you find?”
Vince asked.

“
Absolutely nothing. I went
over their controlled drugs and their records. I couldn’t find
anything unusual.”

Rosie let out a heavy sigh. “This
lead’s probably another dead end.”

“
Possibly, but if anything
shows up in that IV bag, I’d appreciate a call.”

“
As I’ve said, Special
Agent, we’re always glad to cooperate with the DEA
.”