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Ally came out of the house just ahead of Jorge, Carl and The Kevster.
Or, I should say, Ally sashayed out of the house with a knowing smile on her face and Carl followed, staring at her ass, a knowing smile on his face, too.
Another cop car angled in and Channel 7 News jockeyed for a parking spot. Jorge tossed Hank his cuffs as he passed us, escorting Kevin to the squad car.
“Come visit me, Rock Chicks,” Kevin shouted, luckily not holding any grudges. “Bring brownies!”
“You take him brownies and I’ll kill you,” Hank threatened.
I ignored his threat. “Do you have to stay here?”
“No, I briefed Jorge,” Hank told me. “They have it covered. We’ll go into the station later to give our statements.”
“Good, we have to go get Tex from the hospital,” I replied. “They released him ten minutes ago and he needs a ride.”
Hank was shaking his head again. “We’re not goin’ to Tex’s house. There’s strong physical evidence that suggests he has tear gas and grenades. I don’t even want to think about what we’ll find inhishouse. I’ll have to call the ATF and those guys are nuts.”
“Then don’t come in,” I suggested.
“Indy—”
I pulled out my trump card.
“He took a bullet for me.”
That did it.
“Lee owes me big time for this,” Hank muttered as he walked to his SUV.
My cell rang as we pulled away from the curb.
The display said,Lee calling.
“Hey, I was just gonna call you,” I said.
“The office phoned. You’re all over the police band.”
Oopsie.
“I kind of led Hank to a house full of pot plants and he went all cop on me.”
Silence.
“Lee?”
“Why aren’t you at the condo?”
“Duke called, he opened the store. There was a Mini-We-Want-Rosie Riot. We settled that, and then The Kevster called and told us someone was at his house, scaring him. I thought it was my kidnapper, Pepper Rick, and it was. That’s why I was gonna call you, because he was at Kevin’s early this morning banging on the door. I thought you’d want to know.”
Silence again.
“Lee?”
“Where’s Hank?”
“He’s driving, we’re on our way to get Tex and take him home. The hospital released him.”
“Let me talk to him.”
