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“O... kay.”
“Great.” I force a pleasant smile. “Go ahead and pull up an email and tell me when you’re ready.”
She chews on the side of her lip as her fingers roam the screen.
“Go... go ahead.”
“It’s B C Andrews at pacific dot L A P D dot com. I appreciate you sending it so quickly, Miss Carlisle.”
“It’s... sent, but what do you need it for? I’m not testifying or anything. That’s not the reason I’m here.”
“Okay, let us get back to that. You said you aren’t going to press charges, but you are here because you believe he’s dealing and smuggling drugs into LA. The photo may help us establish a case, but having a witness would be better.” I pause, hoping that might have changed her mind. When she doesn’t speak, I ask another question. “Do you know what was inside that envelope?”
“What envelope?” She shakes her head as if she doesn’t know what I’m talking about.
“The one in the photo; the envelope either Acerbi or the other man was receiving.”
How does she not know what I’m referring to? The girl can’t be this dumb.
“Oh.” She scrunches her face. “How the hell would I know that?”
“Okay, then can you tell me who accepted the envelope?”
She has to know that much, at least, but when her eyes go wide, I’m confident she doesn’t.
“I... don’t remember.”
“Is there anything else you want to tell me?” Or not tell me.
“Yeah, actually, there is.” She sits up straighter. “So like, I read online that you can’t arrest someone if they leave their baby at a police station or a hospital, right?”
No, she is not...
CHAPTER TWO
Oh, but she did.
Poking my head inside Mike’s door, his pale blue eyes skirt over from where he looked deep in thought, connecting with mine.
Being the Senior Detective in the unit, he gets an office while the rest of us get a desk in a large, open room down the hall from his office. The bullpen, as it’s known.
“Hey, Mike, I need you,” I admit unashamedly.
What happened fifteen minutes ago was a first for me in all my nine years on the force.
“Got a situation. A woman left her infant kid up front. Claims the baby is Drago Acerbi’s and she’s scared for the boy’s safety.”
I don’t believe that for a minute. Not about Acerbi being the child’s father—I can’t be sure of that without DNA proof. No, I’m referring to the mother’s claims she wanted to give up her rights because she can’t keep him safe.
Bull-fucking-shit.
Oh, the show she put on...
I’ll give her this—she may have a calling in the world of acting. Too bad for her I’m well-versed in liars. I can spot them a mile away.Thank you, Daddy.
“Give me five, Bri. I have a case to wrap up.” He sighs heavily. That’s when I take notice of his disheveled hair and loose tie. In all honesty, Mike looks like hell. “Then I’ll handle what you have, okay?”
“Sure, boss,” I reply, hesitantly.
