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“You keep that positive outlook, Beaver How old’s the blood?”

“Come on, Lieutenant” Behind the sensor lenses, his eyes were huge and cynical “You know I can’t give you that froirl does is identify No skin,” he announced “Be better if you had some skin”

“I’ll take the blood” As she sealed the knife into evidence, a ht her eyes She looked up and into the dark, daelini

He glanced down at the knife, then back into her face So that had thein his jaw

“I’d like a moment of your time, Lieutenant Dallas”

“I can’t give you much more than that”

“It won’t take long” His eyes flicked to Beaver, then back to the knife as Dallas slipped it into her bag “In private, please”

“All right” She nodded to the uniforelini’s shoulder “Tell one of the team to come up and finish the hands-on search in here,” she ordered Beaver, then followed Angelini out of the room

He turned toward a set of narrow, carpeted steps, his hand trailing along a glossy banister as he cliht and stepped into a room

An office, Eve discovered Sunwashed now in the brilliant afternoon Light bealinted off the surfaces of communication equipment, struck and bounced from the smooth semi-circular console of sober black, flashed and pooled on the surface of the glea floor

As if annoyed with the strength of the sunlight, Angelini hit a switch that had the s tinted to a soft aes

Angelini walked directly to a wall unit and ordered a bourbon on the rocks He held the square glass in his hand, took one careful sip

“You believe my son murdered his mother and two other women”

“Your son has been questioned on those charges, Mr Angelini He is a suspect If you have any questions about the procedure, you should speak with his counsel”

“I’ve spoken with theood chance you will charge him, but that he won’t be indicted”