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“I guess that’s how it is for reed, and they both turned away from the

“Yeah, but today was different,” Pro observed, looking over the bullpen, the movement of the detectives, men and women as they worked their cases “For the first time, I actually saw my parents as people ere attracted to each other That look in Max’s eyes when he saw my mom I never noticed that before”

There was a knock at the , and Mark Jeffries aving them in Pro stepped forward, but Chu raised his arm to block her

“Not you, Pro,” he stated curtly

“Tom, you can’t do this to me—”

“I have to, Pro,” he reasoned and turned to face his partner “Look, the fact that you were in on the arrest alone could give any lawyer reasonable cause to get this case disation You observe from out here”

Pro sed back her anger “Yes, sir”

“When this is all blown over, you’ll think about it and know I’ht, Pro”

“Yes, sir,” Pro griped and stood by the button to buzz her partner in Chu pushed the door open and stepped in as Pro turned the volume up on the speaker She also hit a button that activated the ca the interview

Chu quickly stated his rank and the case number, then added, “Intervieith suspect Maxwell Martin, aka Max Marvell”

This got a smile from Max

“Mister Martin, you were discovered in Albert Floss’s shop by two officers thisat eleven hundred, is that correct?”

Mark gave a nod to Max who said, “Correct”

“You were found hat appeared to be a rope in your hand, is that also correct?”

“Correct”