“It’s going to take some time to get Feds here to work that scene,” Gene admitted. “Our techs are out of theSalt Lake Cityoffice. That’s over an hour away from here.”
Yeah, it was.
Dannie didn’t mind helping.
“Our cops will hold it. The street will stay blocked off. I spoke to my boss. He said to handle anything you two needed to assist in this.”
Well, that sounded like Jerry.
As he went off to clear their release, since it was their scene, Gene was silent.
“I’ll have the detective pick us up some things, and I want him to help us with this investigation.”
Ethan lifted a brow.
What was this?
Had he not just told his partner that he didn’t like how the man had beenRIGHTthere when the shooting went down, despite leaving them over forty minutes ago?
It had to be something else.
Right?
“So that we can watch him?”
He knew he wasn’t in charge of this case, but honestly, he wanted to be in charge of this case.
“Yeah, until I can clear him. Then, I want him to help. It’s better to keep him with us, than out plotting if he is part of this.”
Ethan didn’t like this.
Not.
At.
All.
“Oh, I really don’t like that,” Ethan said, not mincing words. “Now, I’m twitchy.”
Yeah, he knew what he was saying, but the bottom line was they couldn’t handle this alone. Ethan was theONLYone technically allowed to work this case.
That wasn’t good odds for them.
Gene was getting that feeling that this was about to go sideways on them if they didn’t get assistance.
“When you’re locked in our room, find out for me. I’m sorry to do it, EJ, but I take getting shot at personally. Desk duty my ass. I’m back on duty, and the first thing I want to do is get us help.”
Truthfully, Ethan didn’t mind.
Oh, had any other partner pulled rank, Ethan would have lost his shit, but the bottom line was that Gene could have died. He’d want to be in charge too, if that had been him nearly being shot.
He knew the place from where this was coming.
Gene.
Was.
Pissed.
