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Officer Biggs tried to se it "You FBI?"

"Yes, sir," Sherlock said "Both of us We’d like to go over what happened to you, have you give us every detail you can remember If you become too tired, we’ll let you rest But we do need your help as quickly as we can get it, Officer" She heard the doctor ave hi to put hio May we ask you to leave now?"

No one, Savich thought, bucked Sherlock when she used that sweet iron voice

Officer Biggs studied Savich for a ent Savich?"

"The FBI is heading it, Officer Biggs"

"So theeverything?"

How could Biggs ever have thought that, Savich wondered "Marshal Alice Halpern and her people will be involved, certainly You’re really a lucky , wondered about you, and went looking The man who struck you down had thrown a tarp over you, left you right there beside the wall"

"And nobody realized when he came in that he wasn’tto all of the officers on that shift Maybe soht By the tione

"All right now, Officer Biggs" Savich leaned close to his gray face, where so e flickered in his faded eyes "I need you to think back to this past week, particularly yesterday Did you notice anyone who see, then returning, anyone who didn’t look right, who gave you pause?"

Officer Biggs closed his eyes Slowly, he shook his head "We’ve got a residential neighborhood not a block behind us, and there are people hanging around all the time I didn’t notice anyone in particular, and they’d be ht when I’m on duty"

"I want you to think about this after we leave If you recall anything, call us Now, sir, it’s a quarter of twelve last night You haven’t had a s You want to skip this break since you’re trying to stop, but you had an argu at you You don’t want to go outside because it’s cold and beginning to snow, but you’ve got to have that cigarette Tell us exactly what you did"

"How did you know about that fight with my wife?"

"She told us," Sherlock said "She’s really worried about you She wants you to forgive her"

Those pain-faded eyes burned a bit "It was about our oldest son It doesn’t seegs "Okay, so, I have h the Great Hall and into the courtroom I keep watch, always listen for any noise that shouldn’t be there, make my rounds, watch and listen Dear God, Justice Califano is dead, he’s dead, such a nice man, and it’s all ain and left it there "Did you see Justice Califano co Justice Califano was a regular, co It was kind of a joke, you know? We’d lay bets on when he’d co hiht?"

"A couple of the guys were talking--so about having a lot to think about But no one knew for sure Jerry Quincy thought it could be about that death penalty case they were hearing on Tuesday That sixteen-year-old kid killing three people Of course he isn’t sixteen now, he’s closer to thirty Jerry saw him head up to the library That was one of his favorite places It’s really beautiful up there, all those arches, all those books"

Savich paused when Officer Biggs closed his eyes, licked his dry lips He watched Sherlock lightly stroke thehim

"Anyway, it was about a quarter of twelve, like you said, Agent Savich, and I was ready to chew off my elboanted a smoke so bad So I tell my supervisor, that’s Mrs Parks, and she tells loves out of the locker--we’re down in the basement, you know?"