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Trey collapsed into his chair “I can’t believe this”

“Focus on the fact that with Maria’s help, Jason’s kidnappers should be off the street soon”

“What if she doesn’t help?”

“She will Especially when she can’t get herto help herself”

Trey shook his head “I never doubted her loyalty for a second She had a black eye, for God’s sake”

“No doubt they slugged her to ht be a child, but he could tell what happened”

“Jason” Trey closed his eyes and sat back in his chair Losing Maria would be another blow to his son On top of Kelly leaving tomorrow

“I know,” she said softly

“What can we tell him?”

Kelly bit her bottom lip “Maybe we can ask the new shrink how to handle it”

“Good idea”

“Do you want to be present for the questioning?” Kelly asked

“Yes,” Trey said, staring at the photo again “I want to hear her explanation”

He looked up at a knock on the door Agent Ballard entered the office and went directly to Kelly to shake her hand “Good work, Officer Jenkins”

“Thank you, sir”

Ballard turned to Trey “Wentworth”

Trey nodded at the agent

“Is that the photograph?” Ballard asked, his gaze falling to the frame on the desk

Trey handed the photograph to the agent who studied it

“No question that’s one of the kidnappers,” Kelly told him

Ballard nodded “Where is our suspect?”

Trey called Hans’s cell “I need to speak with Ms Navarre Escort her to my office”

“Will she coly?” Ballard asked in the silence that followed

“She doesn’t know anything is wrong,” Trey said

When Maria entered his office, Trey could hardly stand to look at her Where he’d once seen a trusted rass waiting to lunge with a fatal strike Even the black eye, supposed proof of her loyalty, had faded