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He scratched his head.
“I’d guess that each building has over 300, easy. On the entire block, maybe a thousand units total?”
Kat stepped back inside and shoved a ten-dollar bill in the tip jar.
“Thanks a lot,” she said before returning to the street, where Gila joined her.
“Even in the day, I would never allow you into those places to check for Haddonfield,” the bodyguard warned. “At night, it could be suicide. Too dangerous.”
“I agree,” Kat said, pulling out her phone, “that’s why we’re not the ones will be doing the search.”
“Who then?” Gila asked.
“I have a few friends at HSS,” she said, searching for the number. “It’s time to call in the cavalry.”
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
Jessie and Grover were just getting out of his car in the parking garage when Ryan pulled up.
“Thanks for coming,” she said. “I know I’m probably being paranoid, but I’d rather be safe than sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it,” Ryan said as they all made their way to the garage elevator. “If it’s nothing, maybe Dr. Lemmon offers us a mini-session for free.”
“And if it’s something?” she asked.
“I’m sure it’s nothing,” he said unconvincingly.
They all rode up to Lemmon’s floor in silence when Grover’s phone rang. He pulled it out.
“It’s Gila,” he said. “Do you mind if I take it?”
“Please,” Jessie insisted. “I want to know if Kat’s okay.”
“Hi Gila,” he said, “you’re on speaker. I’m here with Jessie Hunt and Captain Hernandez.”
"I'm glad you are all there, actually," she said. "Captain, you will likely be getting a call from people on your HSS team soon. Kat Gentry may have found a credible lead on Mark Haddonfield. She called it into a detective named Valentine in your unit."
“What’s the lead?” Jessie asked.
“We think Haddonfield may be staying in a studio apartment in the Skid Row section of downtown. But there are close to a thousand units on the block where we think he is. If he is there, finding him may be a major undertaking.”
“Are you still there?” Grover asked.
“We retreated to her vehicle and are currently waiting in a parking lot a block away until they arrive.”
“Are you on speaker too?” Grover asked. “Can Kat Gentry hear you?”
“No,” Gila said, “she is still giving Detective Valentine information.”
"Gila, this is unacceptable," Grover replied, sounding angrier than Jessie had ever heard him. "I don't know how Gentry convinced you to let her wander around Skid Row. That's already questionable, but remaining in the immediate vicinity when you suspect a serial killer is nearby—that's not procedure."
“I understand,” Gila said, “but Gentry is worried that he might slip away before the police arrive. And we are well-positioned with multiple lines of sight should anyone approach us.”
“Not the point,” he hissed as the elevator door opened. “I need you to move her to a more secure location right now.”
Jessie and Ryan started down the hall toward Lemmon’s office.
“Catch up when you’re done,” Jessie whispered to Grover before heading the other way.
