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When Kate reached HQ, she saw almost immediately what made it difficult for Marcus to write: two fingers on his right hand were bound together, on a splint.His right ear was also thickly bandaged.
“What happened?”
“I approached Mercer at his workplace.He attacked me before trying to flee the scene.Bent my fingers back and bit a piece out of my ear.I did something to my knee, too, when I gave pursuit.”
“Marcus, no!I’m so sorry.”
“I should have gone with backup.Why did you let me go without backup?”
Bigger and stronger than he thought, Kate noted.Like the story.
“The good news is, they’ve reattached the bit of ear.And he’s in the cells.”
“Cooperating?”
“He says God filled him with the strength to do it.I said – great, God can look after you in Gen Pop, too.”
Marcus was wisecracking as usual, but it was obvious that he was in pain.And by the sounds of it, things were going to get worse.
“We’re supposed to be doing pre-wedding candid shots this weekend.For the invitations.I promised Cheryl I wouldn’t get messed up.Now I’m going to look like I did ten rounds with Tyson.”
“Tell her it was my fault.”
He laughed and then winced.“No way.She already hates you.”
“What?Why?”
“Because you’re a girl.She’s seen your picture.”
“This is ridiculous.Marcus, are you joking?Ican’tcome to your wedding now.You shouldn’t have told me that.”
“Oh no.You’recoming, Vee.If you don’t come, that’ll look extra-sus.To Cheryl, I mean.”
“Let’s just stick to something safe,” she said with a sigh.“Like the serial killer.Have you interviewed him?”
“I waited for you.”
He rubbed his top lip, which was a classic Marcus-tell.She wondered what was coming.
“Actually, the doc signed me off for the next twenty-four hours, but I said I couldn’t let you down.”
“Go.”
“I’m gonna need to approach Cheryl carefully on this one.I could just do with a few hours.”
“Go.”
“I’ll buy you dinner at Samarkand.”
“You already owe me two dinners at Samarkand.Go.”
She was heading down the corridor towards the interview suite when Winters opened her office door.
“Kate.In light of Marcus’s injuries, you’re going to need some backup.I’ll handle the press briefing while you press on with the interview and the rest.What can we give them?”
“That we’ve got a suspect in custody.” She remembered her earlier conversation with Gabe.“He’s calling himself the Lawgiver.”
“Wait – the suspect is?”
