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“For fuck’s sake,” Joel growled. “Surely they don’t think... Hell, who knows what they’re thinking? Do you have proof that you were camping?”
“I posted a photo to Facebook, just like I always do when I go camping. For my folks, so they know I’m okay.” He’d considered not posting the photo, but the detectives had told him that he was no longer a suspect. He wanted to get on with his life, and resuming his normal habits seemed a good way to do that. I guess I was wrong.
Joel’s brief silence screamed that a Facebook photo wasn’t going to be enough. “Are you still at your place?”
“Yes. She’s waiting in the lobby for me to come down. I said I wasn’t coming down without my lawyer.”
“Good. I’m coming over. You want me to call you a lawyer? Or do you want to call Laura again?”
Sam bit the inside of his cheek. “Laura knows the background. And she’s good. I trust her. In this, anyway.”
“She is good,” Joel admitted. “I hate going up against her in court. Call her. And do not leave your apartment until I get there. What about Siggy?”
“I don’t know.” His breath hitched again. “My folks are back in Scottsdale.” And he didn’t have anyone else to call.
“Call Vivian. She knows Siggy. She’ll come.”
“She’s in a leg cast, but her husband might be able to take him. Why would SDPD think I did this?”
“I don’t know, but I’ll try to find out.”
“McKittrick and Constantine think that Colton didn’t kill himself.”
Joel was quiet for a moment. “They told you that?”
So he knew, too. It made sense that he would. “No. I figured it out myself. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“You were relaxing with your parents.”
Sam snorted derisively. “No, I was worried sick the whole time. That’s why I went back with my folks.”
“I thought it was to avoid the media.”
“That was McKittrick’s idea, to keep my parents from worrying.”
Joel sighed. “Sounds like her. How did she seem?”
Sam frowned. “What do you mean?”
“Constantine is in the hospital. He had a heart attack. He’ll be okay, but he’s out of commission for a while.”
That was why she was alone. Sam hadn’t even wondered, too filled with fear. Justified fear, he reminded himself. “She seemed sad,” he said. “And worried. About me, I think.”
“Well, that’s not at all upsetting.”
“Are you coming over or not?” Sam snapped.
“Already in my car. Figured you might need to keep talking so you don’t freak out.”
Joel knew him well.
“I need to call Laura.”
“Fine. If she doesn’t answer right away, I’ll get you someone else.”
“Thanks, Joel.”
“We’ll figure this out, Sammy.”
