Page 443 of Sticks and Stones
Gene knew they’d need backup.
“When we get an address, can you meet us there? We’re going to get him at his home, I hope,” he said, suspecting the worst.
The man was going to be gone.
Gene could feel it in his gut. They’d had that phone call in the commissioner’s office, and he’d told Landry he was close to catching the man.
That morning, he had to off the batch of men he had stashed somewhere.
Going to the commissioner’s office to update him had been a bad move on their behalf.
Damn it.
“Yeah, hit me with the address. I’ll meet you there,” Greyson offered.
When he hung up, Ethan was finding information.
“Gene, he went to Villanova, and he graduated three years ago. He’s got a condo not far from here. I have the address.”
He handed Ethan his phone so he could send it to Greyson while he drove.
Then, he told him the address so Gene could get them there.
“What do we have?” Gene asked, knowing they had to have missed something.
Blackhawk pulled out his phone, and called Corbin’s again, for the second time today.
He needed to make sure they were on the right track with this. The car was a big piece of it, but he needed to make damn sure.
Someone had done a good job of yanking their chains for two days.
“Yes?” Corbin asked, when he answered the phone. “Are you okay, EJ?”
He dove right in.
“Yes, but we think we know who it is, and we’re on our way there. I need information,” he said. “Can you help me fill in the blanks?” he asked.
Corbin could. Already, his gut was rolling with the prospect that they were going to bring the man in. It terrified him to no end.
“I’ll try,” he said, holding Will’s hand as he was about to relive something.
“How did you get this case?” he asked. “I need to know what happened the day you started this mess.”
That was an odd question.
Corbin relaxed.
“I was called to the Captain’s office, and when I got there, Kip, Payton, the Captain, and Landry Mahoney were there.”
He needed to tie this up with a nice red bow.
“Not the commissioner?” Ethan asked.
Corbin was adamant.
“No, he sent his aid to be there. Apparently, he had a meeting or something, but Landry said he picked me to do the job.”
Ethan was willing to bet that Landry had convinced his boss to pick Corbin, thinking he wasn’t a good cop. He’d picked him to ensure that this didn’t get handled.
