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When the rookie was satisfied, he left the room and was replaced by David.
“How’re you holding up?” he asked.
“Pretty good, all things considered. I’d like to get out of this room, though.”
David stepped to the side and held the door open for her. “How do you feel about watching the interrogation?”
Cassie paused in the hallway outside the door. “Really? Harris is okay with that?”
“She suggested it,” David said. “Said it was the least she could do. Might help you with some resolution.”
“Speaking of, how’s Katie?”
“Katie is fine. She’ll make a full recovery. She’s an incredibly lucky woman and I think she’s aware of how close she came to death tonight. That’s not something she’ll get over soon, as you’re well aware of, but she’s alive. That’s the important part. She’s grateful to you, by the way.”
Cassie smiled. It felt good to hear that. “Is Lisa mad at me?”
David chuckled. “She’s relieved you’re fine and that I made it back in one piece. She’s glad we caught the bastard, but I’m sure she’ll have some strong words for you when you see her next.”
“Sunday roast?” Cassie asked. They hadn’t had one of those in a while, but it seemed like a good time to pick back up on tradition.
“Sounds good to me.”
David opened another door, and he and Cassie filed into a dimly lit room. There were two other officers inside, including the Chief of Police. Cassie had run into her a few times, but they were not friends. By the tight-lipped smile she gave Cassie, Cassie was certain she was aware of the night’s events.
Cassie’s attention was taken over by what was happening on the other side of the two-way mirror. The doctor was seated on one side of a shiny metal table with his hands cuffed in front of him. A man in a crisp navy suit sat next to him.
David leaned down to whisper in Cassie’s ear. “He lawyered up the second he was arrested.”
“He’d be dumb not to with all the evidence against him,” Cassie said.
At that moment, the door to the interrogation room opened and Harris walked in. She was followed by another detective. He was tall and lean, but his imposing figure was offset by his boyish features. He had sandy hair and a clean-shaven face. Something about him screamed army to Cassie, but she had not met him before.
“I’m Detective Adelaide Harris and this is my colleague Detective Payton Beauregard.” Harris’s demeanor vastly different from how Cassie had ever seen it. She had a confident, almost arrogant air about her, and she seemed so at ease with the situation at hand.
“I love this part,” David said wistfully.
Harris arranged a stack of folders in front of her and sat down, folding her hands across the top of them. The other detective mirrored her movements, though his stiffness implied he had little experience sitting across from a serial killer.
Harris didn’t bother wasting time. She turned to the lawyer with a genuine smile on her face. “Mr. White, it’s always good to see you, though I’m a bit surprised you’re here. I know you’re used to touting the so-called innocence of your clients, but it’s going to be pretty difficult to do that in this case.”
Mr. White’s smile was as genuine. “I’m going to cut straight to the chase, Detective Harris. My client is willing to provide you with a full confession in exchange for a reduced sentence.”
Harris laughed, shocked by the audacity of the statement. “It’s not going to be difficult to prove he committed all four murders, Mr. White. Why would we consider your offer?”
Mr. White leaned back in his chair. “My client was coerced. To have his charge reduced, he’s willing to provide you with every detail of this particular, ah, situation, as well as information on the man who’s been blackmailing him.”
Harris looked between Mr. White and the doctor. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Mr. White leaned forward again. “Shall we get started?”
Thirty
“Whenever you’re ready, Dr. Langford,” Harris said.
Cassie took a step closer to the interrogation window and looked at the doctor for the first time since their standoff in the woods. He was, in fact, a handsome man, but there was something about his eyes. Something missing. They looked like shark eyes. Cold. Dark. Void of empathy.
Not for the first time that night, Cassie wondered how someone like that could be a doctor.
