page44 (1/2)

“Drop it, Lindsay,” Jacobi said “I know that that’s not what you want to hear, but listen to yourself Levant is going to call this politics, and it will sure look like it”

“Are you kidding, Jacobi? You think I’m political?

Me?”

“No I said how it’s going to look”

I couldn’t stopI should drop this and mind my own business?”

Jacobi said, “I’m sorry to come down on you like this, but we’re your friends Think what Levant is going to say and do”

Then he stood up and said to Brady, “This is Lindsay when she gets her stubborn on” He turned to me “Not to pile on, Boxer, but you look pale Are you okay?”

I glared at hi wonderful Can’t you tell?” I took a deep breath “I’ to file a report with Internal Affairs”

Brenda Fregosi, our squad’s assistant, was outside Brady’s door, either to see what the hell was going on or to bring news to Brady Either way I was blocking Jacobi’s exit I left the office Nobody tried to stop me

CHAPTER 51

HOURS AFTER MY dustup with Brady and Jacobi, Conklin and I huddled with Millie Cushing inside Interview 2 She was our only key to theher for the first tiht impression He found a blueberry donut in the break room, fixed her coffee the way she liked it, and adjusted the thermostat to her preferred temperature

Millie bea the attention, then she answered his questions

“I have two grown-up kids My life didn’t turn out exactly as planned, but I have no complaints I help out at some of the shelters, and they help me out, too I met Lou at the Columbus Avenue shelter”

Millie looked good Her blondish-grayish hair was fluffed, and her turtleneck and sweater and trousers all looked laundered

I told our CI that thistaped for the record, and that Conklin and I were fighting to insert ourselves into a case that was out of our jurisdiction