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His eyes zeroed in on Eve “As the primary, lieutenant, you’ll attend the press conference as well My office is preparing a stateive”

“With all respect, Chief Sie to the public any details of the case that could underation”

Simpson plucked a piece of lint from his sleeve “Lieutenant, I have thirty years of experience I believe I kno to handle a press conference Secondly,” he continued, dis back to Commander Whitney, “it’s imperative that the link the press has made between the DeBlass and Starr homicides be broken The depart Senator DeBlass personally, or da these cases at the hip”

“The murderer did that for us,” Eve said between her teeth

Silance “Officially, there is no connection When asked, deny”

“When asked,” Eve corrected “Lie”

“Save your personal ethics This is reality A scandal that starts here and reverberates to East Washington will come back on us like a monsoon Sharon DeBlass has been dead over a week, and you have nothing”

“We have the weapon,” she disagreed “We have possible motive as blackmail, and a list of suspects”

His color came up as he rose out of the chair “I’m head of this department, lieutenant, and the ing at dirt and close the case”

“Sir” Feeney stepped forward “Lieutenant Dallas and I—”

“Can both be on Traffic Detail in a fucking heartbeat,” Simpson finished

Fists clenched, Whitney lunged to his feet “Don’t threaten aton, but don’t you come in on my turf and threaten e that, you try going through me”

Simpson’s color deepened further In fascination, Eve watched a vein throb at his te buttons on this, it’ll be your ass I’ve got Senator DeBlass under control for theoff to pressure his daughter-in-law, to invade the privacy of her grief and ask her e, irrelevant questions Senator DeBlass and his family are victinity during this investigation”

“I accorded Elizabeth Barrister and Richard DeBlass respect and dignity” Very deliberately Eve shut down her temper “The intervieas conducted with their consent and cooperation I was not aware that I was required to receive permission from you or the senator to proceed as I see warranted on this case”

“And I will not have the press speculating that this depart parents, or why the pri after a termination”