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Because he had definitely earned it

CHAPTER 65

MY PHONE ALARM buzzed, and for a long et out of bed

But the choice was taken out of ave me a sloppy facial, Julie cranked up the first notes of her fullthroated cry, and if I didn’tto be late for work

I sprang froht for Julie’s rooether we launched thewalk, and caffeine with plenty of sugar for me As Mrs Rose ran the dishwasher, I checked the TV news

Elise Antonelli, Connor Grant’s attorney, was giving a press conference outside San Francisco General, and her client, as bruised, bandaged, and deadpan, was standing beside her

Antonelli was saying, “On behalf of eant Lindsay Boxer with the Internal Affairs Bureau of the San Francisco Police Departainst citizens or other police officers

“In the case of Sergeant Boxer, we are clai unlawfu

l violation of personal liberty, which means false imprisonment

“We are further clai in his criminal prosecution for twenty-five uilty on all counts by his jury, but the publicity generated by this trial resulted in several near-fatal attacks on Mr Grant’s life”

Elise Antonelli put up a hand to block reporters’ questions

“In a conversation with the eant Boxer will be thoroughly investigated, and if found in the wrong, she will be separated from—that is, fired by—the SFPD”

The press could no longer be constrained Questions were fired fro Antonelli’s public stateated was too damned real and sent me into soers tingling, specks floating in front of my eyes

Mrs Rose called in from the kitchen, “What did she say?”

I shut off the TV and brought Mrs Rose into the loop on the beating of Connor Grant and hoasn’t surprised that he wanted to hurt somebody