“He could be a great liar,” Greg said.
Colton had thought of that. He had been played, at least at first, but there was something else. “I get I don’t have the most experience, but I have enough. He was desperate to get away.”
“Yeah, he sure was if he wanted to swing on your hog.” Greg laughed at his joke even as Colton turned beet-red.
“Gregory! That’s enough,” Ted said. “Either be helpful or go sit outside.”
“Sorry, sir.”
“I agree with Colton. Zach didn’t come across as lying. But the good ones never do.” Ted tapped the pages in front of him. “So the question is, what was Jeb Baxter doing with Stephen Ulmstead that has Ulmstead so anxious to get that bank account?”
Colton wasn’t sure he wanted to know, because if Zach was part of it, it was going to hurt more than his pride. Still, he was a deputy, and he swore an oath. One he took extra seriously on account of his father. “Did you ever find out who the guy with them was? I’d never seen him at the shows before last night.”
“No, but I sent part of your BWC to the DCI,” Ted said. “They said they’d use their fancy facial recognition software to see if they get a hit.”
Colton knew the DCI wasn’t going to just check out Mr. Suit. Everyone on that video, including Zach, was going to get vetted.
“One in a million chance they get anything,” Greg said. “How do we know he’s even from Montana?”
“We don’t, but we don’t know he isn’t either,” Ted said. His phone vibrated on the desk, and he looked at the message. “I had Yate pick up this Maddie Brown while Ulmstead was here. Zach said she knows a whole lot.”
“If she’ll tell us anything,” Greg said.
Maddie being interviewed didn’t settle Colton’s nerves. She knew a lot more than Zach, including how involved Zach was in everything. “Zach said she’s a survivor. Shouldn’t be hard to see how the wind is blowing.”
“Exactly.” Ted nodded to Colton. “She’s in the interview room. Go talk to her and see what her story is. If she’s part of whatever’s going on, she won’t say much.”
For Zach’s sake he hoped she’d be talkative. “Yes, sir.”
