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And was going to take the heat for it? "But I was the one who-oooof!" He hadn’t been fast enough to avoid her elbow to his solar plexus, which effectively robbed hih air to speak for the better part of a h of that," another cop said sternly Kara obediently stepped away fro you have knowledge of a contracted --"
"Yes, yes, can we get going, please?" she said i to be out of breath iven nael Just the other night, I hacked into the Freibur Mansion I can tell you exactly how I did it Maybe," she continued politely as another police officer deftly cuffed her hands behind her back, "you want to give the DA a call e get to the station house?"
"We’ll straighten all that out later, hts now, okay?"
"It’s really not necessary I have the right to reive up that right, anything I say ainst me in a court of law Which is unlikely to ever happen, because the DA is so overworked, he’ll go for a plea bargain Also, I have the right to an attorney If I don’t have the funds for one--and I don’t, by the way, I give most of my money to charities--the court will appoint one for me He or she will also be woefully overworked and will push for a plea Which suitsat me like that," she added sharply "I’ve been selfish to avoid testifying, just because I didn’t want to go to jail You’re right, I a to hide my past, I can keep you safe, put Carlotti away forever and stop running" She shrugged and smiled
"It’s a no-brainer, really"
He sucked in a breath and straightened painfully His lower abdo dully What had she poked him with, a stick of dynamite? "…can’t…" he wheezed "Can’t let you…do this…for me"
"Be reasonable," she advised as a cop, who’d been listening intently while trying not to show it, started to lead her away "What’s a little jail time--okay, a lot of jail time--if it means you’re safe?" she continued over one shoulder "I can do ti out in the real world Think about it My rent will never go up!" She shouted that last as the door sla!--as she was led to a police car
"No!" he screaht by the shoulder and hauled back He turned furiously and threw a punch before he could stop himself The police officer jerked his head to the side; Jared’s fist whistled harhtstick and sh to hurt, but hard enough to get his attention
"Bad idea, my friend," the cop advised softly "You don’t strike us as the average street punk, but even uptown guys know better than to try to clock a cop"
Not this uptown guy, Jared thought furiously, I’ve already bashed one cop around tonight, boys, don’t push your luck Then he shouted, "But it’s o after Kara again, but both cops locked their arotta take your statement anyway, sir," the other one said "You can co out" His voice was brisk and oddly soothing, a voice trained to calm individuals and control crowds "And you want to do that, right?"
"I can’t let the, huh? Noe can arrest you for assault and haul you in that way, or you gonna be a good boy and follow us in your car…you do have a car here, right? Okay What’s it going to be?"
"Trouble," he said shortly "That’s what it’s going to be" He shrugged free of their restraining arms and started for the door "I’ll see you boys there"
"You will, of course, obey all city traffic ordinances on the way," the cop said and his partner laughed
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
She couldn’t even wave goodbye, he thought darkly, pulling into the police station parking lot, thanks to the goddamned handcuffs
For that matter, he hadn’t even known her last name until she’d announced it to the cops Announced it!
God!
Sheup the steps She knew, souy around Planned to take the heat for it, turn herself in, testify against Carlotti And his contribution to this plan was to blithely announce he needed to buy condo about it