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Casey said, “Shit, Sergeant There were thirty-forty buot here Until our backup showed up, it was the two of us trying to keep people fro the victim’s stuff”

I got it It wasn’t their fault that they were virtually alone at this scene But forty-fivethe shooting could have gone down long before that

I pressed on, regardless

I asked Casey, “Was there any ID on the victim?”

“I didn’t actually pat her down Mostly, I just checked to make sure she was dead”

I told Casey and Baskin to expand the peri stanchions, then blocked off the bay end of the area with their cruiser, Conklin and I walked a few of the onlookers into the shelter of concrete building walls

So Hell, for all we knew, one of them could be the shooter

CHAPTER 25

AS CONKLIN TOOK stateht him up to date on the untethered murder scene on Pier 45

“Four uniforms are here, Brady, and a half dozen hoators, no one here from CSI We don’t have an ID on the victi intervie”

Brady said, “Do I need to tell you, you’re on Central’s turf?”

“I’ for a war, but I had to step in, Lieu This isn’t right”

“I’ll put in a call to Central Homicide,” he said

I rejoined Conklin and the individuals shifting around him at the side of the museum

My partner said to eant, this is Bettina Strauss She knew the victieant what you know”