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“I’ll make sure you get a summary of my notes, and you can access the database. If you need anything else, give me a call.”

“Thanks. I appreciate your time,” he said louder. He wrapped his arm around Trinity’s waist and guided her back into the elevator. “I have to admit, I was impressed by your ability to stay quiet,” he said once the doors were closed.

“You and me both.” She leaned against the steel wall and blew out a puff of air. “She’s fucking lying. Why the hell would a federal agent lie right to a cop’s face?”

“Because she’s hiding something she doesn’t want us to know. But she’s giving me access to the evidence, so that’s something.”

“I don’t believe a word that bitch says. Something’s not right here.”

Emmett wasn’t about to argue that point, but he wasn’t sure what the hell was going on or why either. Therecouldbe a legitimate reason for the lies, though he couldn’t think of one currently.

Maybe his mother could.

Robash might be dirty.

But why wrap up the case this way if Jeff didn’t do it. If the killer were still out there, they wouldn’t want someone taking the credit for their kills.

No serial killer would allow that. Their egos were too big.

“Why doesn’t she want me to have the letter from my dad?” Trinity asked softly. She rested her head against the wall and closed her eyes. “Thank you for making sure I got it.” She blinked her eyes open.

“You’re welcome.” He squeezed her forearm. “I’m going to see if my mom and maybe my lawyer brother and father can meet with us. They might have some insight into why Robash is lying, what purpose that might serve, and can help us go through some of the evidence.”

“You’re going to let me look at it?”

“When a cop raises you, you tend to follow the rules.”

Trinity laughed.

“Only my dad is a defense attorney, so the joke was always that if one of us ever got busted, we’d have good representation.”

“You’re joking, right?”

“Nope.” Without thinking, he laced his fingers with hers and tugged her through the lobby of the federal building. “It’s one of the many reasons my parents ended up divorced. I mean, my mom arrested them, and my dad defended them. But the point is, my momhastold me there are times to bend the rules. I think she’d agree that this is one of them.”

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