Page 165 of State of Suspense

Her phone rang with a call from Darren Tabor.

“What’s up, Darren?”

“Have you seen the Davies presser?”

“Just now. Yes.”

“Do you have a comment about the lawsuit or his new mission in life?”

“Anything on that will need to come from the chief, as I’m sure you know by now.”

“You can’t give me a little something?”

“No, Darren, I can’t.”

“I’m hearing rumors about what’s being found at Stahl’s house. Confirm or deny?”

“Later.” She slapped her phone closed. “He said he’s hearing rumors about what’s being found at Stahl’s house.”

“The rest of that story will blow up at any second, right as Davies files the lawsuit that he’ll win.”

Sam’s phone rang again. This time, it was Captain Malone. “Hey, Cap. What’s up?”

“I assume you heard about Davies.”

“I did.”

“His is the second lawsuit filed against us today.”

“Who was first?”

“Ramsey, asserting the wrongful death of his son by everyone involved in the park that day, including you.”

“Awesome.”

“Tell me you’ve got some good news for me.”

“I’m fairly confident I know who killed Tom and shot Avery, and I’ve got a plan coming together to smoke him out that involves using a federal judge as bait.”

“I asked for good news.”

“That is good news.”

“Is the judge on board?”

“She is. I’ve just come from seeing her, and she’s willing to participate if it means getting this guy thrown in jail for the rest of his life.”

“We’ll need to run this by the chief.”

“He’s aware that I was speaking to her. I’ll update him when I get back to the house. I’m putting together a meeting at eight in the morning to bring all the players together to make this happen. Can you be there?”

“Yep. Who else are you asking?”

“I want my squad, Lucas and Archie to start, and I’ve invited George Terrell and his team as well.”

“Sounds good. I’ll be there.”

Sam closed her phone. “Ramsey filed suit over his son’s shooting.” Shane Ramsey had been shot by an MPD sharpshooter in Rock Creek Park after he took a woman hostage. In addition, he’d been tied to several rapes and murders.

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