Identity: Chapter Thirteen
CHAPTER THIRTEEN NED "Claudia Wittmore?" Garrett repeated, shocked. "That's...huge, Ned." "I know" Ned said simply, thinking. He'd never seen much of Wittmore's show; he tended to watch mostly movies, and rarely, the news; not talk shows. But...
Identity: Chapter Twelve
CHAPTER TWELVE NED They chatted for perhaps a half-hour more before saying goodnight. Ned had ridden to the restaurant with Scarlett and Nolan, but when Garrett offered to give him a ride, he gladly accepted the coyote's offer. The date had had its...
Identity: Chapter Eleven
CHAPTER ELEVEN NED Lugosi's, Nolan and Scarlett's favourite Italian restaurant, was a waterfront establishment located not far from San Fernando's port, and not surprisingly, the menu featured a number of dishes that involved seafood with some...
Identity: Chapter Ten
CHAPTER TEN CLAUDIA It was foggy again. Damn this fog, Claudia Wittmore thought, as she backed the Chevrolet SUV out of the carport. One week of vacation and two out of three days, all they got was murky grey clouds of it, blocking out the view...
Identity: Chapter Nine
CHAPTER NINE NED The next morning Lennox called a conference in the press room, where Ned and Scarlett had already been busy putting up photos and notes from the Fincher and Sota crime scenes along with arrows and scribbling on the whiteboard...
Identity: Chapter Eight
CHAPTER EIGHT MIKEY Mikey listened to the television long enough for the announcer to switch to a different topic before he turned to Joey. "Well, that was depressing." The black and white Border Collie nodded soberly. "The man's crazier than a...
Identity: Chapter Seven
CHAPTER SEVEN NED After work, the members of the San Fernando Metro Police Department, Homicide Division, were in the habit of frequenting a bar called Salty Sebastian's, a place that catered mainly to canids, although the owner, Salty Sebastian,...
Identity: Chapter Six
CHAPTER SIX NED Hugo Sota had been gay. That had to mean something, Ned thought, as he and Scarlett did a final comb of the beach for other evidence. No, he hadn't had a boyfriend, the otters had said, but he _was_ gay; he had said so on several...
Identity: Chapter Five
CHAPTER FIVE NED Ned was about five minutes from the station when his phone started buzzing. "Yes?" he answered tensely, keeping his eyes on the road as he held the phone to his ear. The caller ID said _Scarlett_, which meant that something was...
Identity: Chapter Four
CHAPTER FOUR NED After the excitement of the day Ned met Garrett, what with the Fincher homicide and all, the next day was decidedly dull. Nothing had been turned up about the murder, and Carlos Sanchez was a virtual recluse, refusing to speak with...
Identity: Chapter Three
CHAPTER THREE NED Lennox listened carefully while Ned and Scarlett transcribed the details of Conrad Fincher's death, her black-tipped grey ears swung forward attentively. "Very well then" she ran a paw over her mane, which was tied back...
Identity: Chapter Two
CHAPTER TWO MIKEY Mikey breathed calmly as he took another bite of the cherry-flavoured shave ice he'd purchased at a little corner stand several blocks outside the borders of the Sullivan Heights community. Getting in hadn't been hard. The whole...