Page 436 of Cold Case, Warm Hearts

“I don’t know where he goes.” McCauley shrugged.

“Me either,” Lachlan said.

“And you haven’t called anyone to have them look it up?” Russ asked. “See if he has property in his name. Or where his cell has been for the last month.”

Addie lifted her chin. “Guess what the FBI is doing?”

“Standing here with us?” McCauley fired off.

“As opposed to making a plan so you can save face? I’m just thankful you handed the case to the FBI, or who knows how many more bodies there would be?”

She needed to get out of here.

Lachlan took a step toward to face off with her. “If you think for one second?—”

Someone cleared their throat. Loudly.

Addie turned to see Kyle in the doorway, Stella beside him but slightly back. As though he intended to guard her from anything that happened.

“Anything?” Kyle asked.

“I had the same question.”

He gave her a short nod. “Let’s go.”

Addie kissed Russ on his cheek, even though he’d never liked that. This wasn’t a time for withholding emotion. She cared about him. If the worst happened, all they had was each other.

“Find them.” Russ winked.

She turned back at the door. “I will.” Then she motioned to Lachlan and McCauley. “Let Russ get some rest.”

They went with her to the hall, but Addie kept walking. Going with Kyle and Stella until they were outside.

Stella said, “Talk now, or at Hank’s house?”

“I could ride with you guys if that’s okay?”

They looked at each other.

Addie said, “Hank’s house?”

Kyle nodded. They climbed in the car, Stella in the back and Kyle driving. Addie turned to her female colleague. “You guys found something?”

Stella said, “Hank has a house he inherited from his mother. He has no other property in his name, but we did find a storage unit for Becca Cowell.”

“He rented it as his dead girlfriend?”

Stella shrugged. “She didn’t do it herself posthumously is my guess. It was empty except for a freezer.”

That didn’t sound good.

“The PD crime lab is there now just in case we missed something in the nothing. They’re going to check the freezer for DNA or blood, even if it’s been cleaned up.”

“Great.” Maybe there was something at his house.

Kyle said, “He’d want to keep important things close by, right? Where he could make sure they’re safe, and no one finds them.”

“That would be my conclusion.” Addie didn’t know what to think, though. “I can’t believe I considered him a friend.” She couldn’t imagine what Jacob was going through right now. Evenjust physically and mentally. He was also coping with the fact he’d called Hank his best friend for years.

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