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Hon said, “In a sentence or that is your coeant Stevens?”

“He didn’t work these cases with urgency Perhaps if these victi inquiries, the cases would have receivedher civic duty by co to the police would be alive—and a spree killer would be awaiting trial”

I said, “Thank you,” and sat down

I heard Hon call Stevens, asking him to speak

I had no idea what to expect, but I was sure he wouldn’t be blowing kisses at me from across the aisle

CHAPTER 66

SERGEANT GARTH STEVENS stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and smiled

He looked cool, composed, and confident There was no ainst hiood mood Noooo problems at all

“Lieutenant Hon,” he said “Gentlemen I can raveyard shift for Central Station, Homicide Over the last six eant Boxer put it, where hoate We have worked seven of these cases

“While being called to those street cris, dos, and hit-and-runs Same day of the Geary Street murder, ere called to a home where a five-year-old boy had drowned his baby sister

“In short, we’ve been busy and have closed 70 percent of our cases, which is a high-water ress in these ho in our cars Our squad is set to our crime scenes as fast as we can, and ork the scenes in a professional manner

“I have filedofficers, CSI, and the medical examiner Lieutenant Levant has been kept up to speed on all of ent in any of them

“If I may, I wish to put forth a theory as to why this series of possibly related crieant Boxer into such a twist”

“Go ahead,” said Hon

“Okay,” said Stevens “I was a psychologyahead, I became a police officer for the SFPD Back in those early days I was friends with Sergeant Boxer’s father, Marty I even knew Lindsay, here, when she was a child”