Page 11 of Say Nothing
"Yeah, but I got to him first.I was right there beside him," Detective Roisin claimed.
"How about we figure this out later?"
"All right, but I won't forget about this.Hey, you want anything from the vending machine?"Detective Roisin asked.
"Maybe that dark chocolate thing with the orange pieces in it, and I’d love a cup of coffee before we go in to talk within."
"You got it," Detective Roisin said.He looked at Alison and raised his eyebrows.
"Coffee would be great," she said.
"Coffee coming up," he replied.
Samantha winced once her partner was gone."I don't really know if I should apologize for him or not."
"No need to," Alison said."He respects you, and I get the impression he has your back."
"He does," Samantha confirmed."You really have this knack for reading people, don't you?I wish I had that."
"It’s a skill that can be taught quite easily if you have time and dedication.You should sit in on a few of my classes sometime," Alison told her.
"Really?I’d love that."
"Drop by any time," Alison said.
Samantha couldn’t look Alison in the eye as she tried to hold back the smile.Alison didn't need the adulation, but it felt good to be appreciated by someone in an adjacent field.
"I also wanted to catch you before you went in to talk with the suspect," Alison said."I heard about you taking him down, and I have to say, I’m impressed."
"Ah, it was nothing," Samantha claimed."I mean, you’ve taken down far more dangerous people in more spectacular circumstances."
"I have," Alison said with a smile."I guess that means we’re both good at what we do.I’m just glad we’re on the same team.When I heard that you had an address, I wanted to go down there myself with Special Agent Sullivan, but I’m glad it was you and your partner.If he’d gotten away, he might have disappeared."
"I knew we couldn’t let him get away," Samantha admitted."And you’re more than welcome to sit in on the interview if you’d like.I don't know what protocol is—if you have special dispensation or something like that."
"I’ll observe from outside the room," Alison said."If your actions so far are anything to go by, you have this under control."
"Thank you again," Samantha said.She looked over as her partner returned with the coffees.
Detective Roisin handed one to Samantha and one to Alison.
"He’s ready for us," Detective Roisin said."He asked for a lawyer, but from what I’ve been told, he’s willing to cooperate."
"Alright, let’s see what he has to say for himself."She turned to Alison."Right this way."
Alison followed them through from the bullpen into a quieter area of the station.Special Agent Sullivan was talking to someone in a suit in the wide hallway, and he finished up and came to join Alison, while the two detectives went to the interview room.
"There was an incident from six weeks ago," Derek told her."The security company just sent the footage over.Franklin was at her door demanding to be let in.Margaret wasn’t in at the time, but she had the lights set on a timer, so it looked like someone was in there when the place was empty.It’s supposed to be a deterrent.Anyway, he didn't get through the main gate, so he must have hopped the wall.He was at the door for about four minutes, banging his fist and shouting at Margaret.We have the entire video."
"He got past the gate?"Alison asked."Is there footage of him at the gate?"
"Not that I know of."
"So, he knows how to get over the wall and to the house without being spotted on any cameras."
"It would seem so," Derek replied."Come on, we’re in here."
They entered a small room attached to the interview room.It had a one-way mirror through which they could view the interview, but through which no one in the interview room could see them.
