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Lisa said, “Mike, you still on the line?”

“If it happened late on the night of the second, it puts one of my suspects in New York just before Emily Parker was murdered. Unless he went through some extraordinary transportation, Jeremy Pugh isn’t a good suspect.”

Lisa said, “We verified that Pugh was still in town two days later.”

I muttered, “Shit.”

“Since I worked this case because of information you gave me, can you do me a solid and make sure the DC police arrest this mope?”

“I know the perfect unit to handle it.”

Just before I hung up, Lisa said, “Mike, you’re being careful down in DC, right?”

“I’m trying to.”

“They’re nothing but a bunch of sharks.”

“It’s nice to know someone cares.” I wasn’t being a smart-ass. Sometimes when you’re working on a case you forget about real life. It was nice to be reminded I still had friends.

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