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“Horrible.”
“Murder-suicide?”
“I’m not fully convinced. We’re looking at it from all angles.”
“I’m sure you’ll do the usual thorough job.”
“We’ll have to back-burner the Stahl stuff while we work this case.”
“Understood.” He tipped his head to study her more closely. “Are you all right, Sam?”
She realized the question was coming from her uncle Joe and not her chief. “I’m trying to be.”
“But?”
“It’s a lot, you know?”
“What is?”
“All of it.”
“You didn’t take much time off after Spencer died. Maybe you should take a few days.”
“No time for that with a new case.”
“There’s always time for that. Your very capable team could step in for you.”
“Hasn’t come to that.”
“But if it does, take the time. That’s an order.”
“Yes, sir.” He was always looking out for her, which she appreciated.
“Keep me in the loop on the new case.”
“I will, sir.”
Sam went back to the pit.
Freddie stood when she came in. “Cam is on the way in with cell phones and other electronics. I notified Archie that they’re coming.”
“Great, thanks. Did they get anything from the neighbors?”
“Some leads on friends. I’m tracking them down now.”
“How about doorbell cams or other cameras in the area?”
“They didn’t have one, and none of the neighbors’ cams covers any part of their house. Archie is working on pulling film from our cameras in the neighborhood.” The MPD had cameras positioned all over the District.
Sam took note of the complete lack of animation in Freddie’s voice. “Are you all right?”
He shrugged. “Define ‘all right’ after what we just saw.”
“I know. It’s horrific.”
“Why’d they have to kill the kids, too? Whatever beef there was couldn’t have involved them.”
“I don’t know,” Sam said with a sigh. “These things never make sense from the outside looking in. It’s hard to say what causes someone to do something like this.”
