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“And he said they would release her remains to you today?”
“Yeah. Why?”
“Did he say what would happen to them if you weren’t available to collect them?”
“That they’d be disposed of.”
Jessie’s mind began to race. She wasn’t sure how long she sat there silently until Penn interrupted her thoughts.
“What is it?” he asked.
She jumped slightly.
“Nothing,” she said quickly. “I’m sorry for your loss, Mr. Penn.”
She stood up and hung up the phone, trying to look calmer than she felt. As she walked out of the holding area, one question consumed her.
What exactly are these cops hiding?
She was poring over the possibilities in her head when she rounded the corner and bumped into the one person she didn’t want to see: Sergeant Hank Costabile.
