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It looked as if Michael was co south from the direction of Battlefield Boulevard, crossed over the oncooing to the grass embankment and down into the water John pictured different scenes from movies where cars lost control on icy patches on the road, spinning out of control

Other than killing tihts, John did not knohy he was there Maybe, he thought, he would find a little so the shoulder in order to get a different view About fifty yards to the north he stopped and turned Nothing strange stood out No skidaround

Maybe so that fateful night He pushed the notion out of his ured out why he ca back at the van with the expired inspection sticker He was hoping for son that Michael used the brakes The brake issue was clouding the whole case Without it, he was looking at a simple accident that could easily have happened to anyone Without it, the case was solved and he could move on With the brake issue he was forced to doubt the lieutenant, a man he admired But the blacktop was undoubtedly clean

Like it or not, John was investigating a murder

He ambled back to the van with a more focused direction in mind He had to have a serious talk with Frank and find out why he did not know or did not want to know about the details of the case Ita valuable connection within the police department, but his mind was made up He had to do it and find soeran end to his relationship with Tammy Goodchild God, she was beautiful

He was back on the road before it hit him that he had not called Joyce back Even with the fantastic cheht of Joyce It was the way she just popped back up out of the blue and stirred all those old e a future She had tossed all of that out thefor the sake of having a partner that acted in a certain way and would do only as she wished In a way, he was glad he had not followed up with her Making her wait a while ood and make her think twice He had a life now