Page 155 of Fury In Death

“Take it down to the underwear.”

“Oh, man.”

“Don’t be a baby.”

Eve rolled her eyes and obeyed.

“That’s a good brace. I’m going to remove it to examine and scan your shoulder. I wasn’t happy to see you had a morgue tech realign this.”

“She’s studying to be an MT. And it worked.”

“The brace, the icing, the wanding, doing a good job here. Can you lift your arm over your head? All right, good.”

She had Eve move her arm and shoulder in various ways, seemed satisfied enough to start wanding.

“How long for the brace?”

“Another eighteen hours, minimum. You tend to heal quickly.”

After wanding them, Mira laid a cold pack over Eve’s ribs, knees, hip before wanding her face.

“How painful, one to ten?” She pressed fingers to Eve’s jaw. “Be honest.”

“About three. It hit fifteen during. Maybe twenty. All of it, all over? Three to five. Maybe a couple sixes.”

“All right. You’re to avoid strenuous physical activity for another two days. If someone has to chase down a suspect, it’s not you. No exercising. If you have sex, Roarke does all the work.”

That surprised a laugh out of Eve before she could be embarrassed.

“Take the next blocker—one will do now—before the media conference. Don’t chase the pain, and don’t mess with me on it. Another full wanding, icing where needed, in another four hours. When you remove the brace for that, move the arm and shoulder as I had you do. Understood?”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“You’re not sure you mean the ‘thank you’ yet.”

“Yes, I do. Roarke handles it, but this gives him a break.”

With a nod, Mira removed the cold packs. “You can get dressed. Take the next forty minutes. Elevate your leg. You’ve stopped a monster.”

“I haven’t got Redman.”

“He’s not a monster. When you do have him, I’ll work with him, I’ll consult with the doctors in the facility where he’s taken. But no one’s above the law, not even him. Take the forty.”

She took the forty, getting an update from Reo in the last ten of it.

Tried the home detention, with monitor—rejected.

In the media center, Kyung took a long look. “Understand your face will be on every media report, on-screen, online.”

“Doesn’t matter.”

“Oh, it does, but in a way, I believe, that will make what you say all the more impactful. We’ll get started.”

It took as long as it took, which to Eve always hit just this side of forever. Considering the breadth and scope of the crimes, the people involved, both Tibble and Whitney answered questions after their statements.

“Lieutenant Dallas and Detective Peabody headed this investigation.” Whitney turned. “Lieutenant.”

Eve moved forward, ignored the questions already being thrown. She’d get to them.