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“She had plenty of enemies, Commander”

“Don’t we all” His eyes were clear again, sharp Grief could never outweigh responsibility

“Feeney’s run a list of her convictions We’re breaking the on the lifers first—fae for the duration would have the strongest revenge ratio Next down the line are the uncorrected deviants UDs soh the cracks She put plenty away on mental, and some of them are bound to have crawled their way out”

“That’s a lot of computer time, Dallas”

It was a subtle warning about budgets, which she chose to ignore “I appreciate you putting Feeney on this with h it without him Commander, these checks are SOP, but I don’t think this was an attack on the prosecutor”

He sat back, inclined his head, waiting

“I think it was personal She was covering so For herself, for so”

“I read your report, Lieutenant Are you tellingAttorney Toas involved in soal?”

“Are you asking me as my friend or as my commander?”

He bared his teeth before he could control hile, he nodded “Well put, Lieutenant As your commander”

“I don’t know if it was illegal It’s ation that there was so the victiet dressed and go out again into the rain to meet someone Whoever that as certain she would come alone and that she would leave no record of the contact Commander, I need to speak with the rest of the victim’s family, her close friends, your wife”

He’d accepted that, or tried to Throughout his career he had worked hard to keep his loved ones out of the often nasty air of his job Now he had to expose them

“You have my address, Lieutenant I’ll contact my wife now and tell her to expect you”

“Yes, sir Thank you”

Anna Whitney had made a fine home from the two-level house in the quiet street in the suburbs of White Plains She had raised her children there, and raised the career It wasn’t the state salary for full-time parents that had swayed her It had been the thrill of being in on each and every stage of childhood development