Bad Girls Do Get Eaten

Chapter--5

About a half-hour later, I was back in my office, catching up on some paperwork at my desk, when there was another knock on my door.

I called out, "Come in!"

A guy entered my office.  He was in his forties.  He wore a rumpled, unbuttoned, light brown raincoat, and held an unlit cigar in his mouth.

"Good evening Miss Milford."  He said, "My name's Lieutenant Preston.  I'm with the Police."

I said, "Good evening Lieutenant."

"I have to ask you a few questions, about the unfortunate vampire killing of a Miss Kate Nellington that took place outside of here last night."

I said, "Please be seated Lieutenant."

He sat beside the desk, in a chair to my left, and put the cigar in an ashtray.  Then he took out a writing pad and a pen.

I told him, "I'm sorry I can't help you Lieutenant, but I wasn't here last night.  I was away for three days, and I didn't return until about an hour ago.  That was the first time I heard about Kate."

He started scribbling notes in the pad.

He said, "Now that's what I have to clear up Miss Milford.  Excuse me, but where were you, and what were you doing, these past three days?"

I looked straight at him and said, "I was in Mexico Lieutenant.  I was with a guy, having a fling."

He scribbled again.

"A fling in Mexico?"

"That's right.  We were in Puerto Vallarta.  We stayed at the Hotel Playa Los Arcos.  We did not sign our real names."

He scribbled something every time I spoke.

"What was his real name?"

“He said I should call him Jake.  I’m not sure about his last name."

"Jake?  Excuse me Miss Milford, but a vampire named Jake is suspected in the killing of Miss Nellington."

"We'll he obviously couldn't have been the guy I was with, could he?"

The Lieutenant said, "The one we're interested in, was in here before, and you were seen talking to him."

"He's the one who was with me in Mexico.  I had sexual relations with him; and from what I’ve heard, when a male vampire becomes sexually aroused, his fangs become extended along with his...

"That's' what I've heard too."

"So if he'd been a vampire, I wouldn't have got up from that bed alive;" I chuckled, "but what a way to go."

He said, "This is all very interesting Miss Milford; but do you have any idea where I can contact this Jake, so I can verify your story?"

"Yes Lieutenant.  He said he works at Vidamort Corp Headquarters."

"Vidamort Corp?  Very well Miss Milford.  Thank you for your help."

He put the writing pad and pen back in his pocket.

"Always glad to help L.A.'s finest."

Lieutenant Preston picked up his cigar from the ashtray.  He stood up, and headed to the door.  Then he halted, and turned around.

"Oh by the way Miss Milford.  Just one more thing, before I forget.   You said that when you checked into this Hotel Playa Los Arcos, you didn't use your real names.  What names did you use?"

"I said my name was Kate Nellington.  He gave his name as James Manetti.  That was supposed to be a harmless joke.  Ironic isn't it?"

"Yes." the detective nodded.  "Tragically ironic."