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“Any particular reason?”

“It’s possible she’s the source Walsh and Kurtz suspected. Maybe. I can’t be sure.” Sadie wasn’t ready to do a tell-all just yet.

“Sounds like you remembered something after all.”

Sadie rolled her eyes at the thinly veiled innuendo. “Just doing a little feeling around, a little digging.” No need to go into specifics. Falco was a smart guy. He knew what it took to get the job done.

“Be careful. If McGill is involved, she could be more dangerous than she looks.”

“I got this.” Sadie made the next left, staying close to McGill. “What’s happening on your end?”

“Devlin and I are supposed to stay away from the Walsh aspect of the investigation and focus on Kurtz. Your old man wants us out of his way.”

“That’s his favorite MO.” Sadie knew him like a damned book.

“I guess you heard the news that the Myers girl died.”

“Yeah. That’s too bad. How’s Devlin’s kid taking it?”

“She’s having a rough time.”

A couple of beats of silence elapsed, and Falco got to his point. “Look, if you can find anything on Myers or Talley or this new girl, Alice Cortez, I would appreciate it. I need to help Devlin with this. She’s too close, and I’m not sure she can see beyond her daughter.”

“You’re sure her daughter isn’t guilty?” Sadie hadn’t met the kid, and she had no reason to believe she was a bad one, but she had to ask.

“I’m positive. Tori is a really good kid.”

“Is that Falco the cop talking or the substitute father?”

“You’re a jerk sometimes, you know that, Cross?”

“Came by it naturally.” She pulled into the lot at the row of high-end town houses. “You’ve met my father.”

“Bottom line, Tori is a good kid. Period. But whatever happened, she’s tied into it somehow.”

“I’ll see what I can dig up. Gotta go.” Sadie ended the call and put her phone away as she climbed out.

It was time to get into character.

She’d always been really, really good at being someone else.

14

11:00 p.m.

Cross Residence

Eagle Wood Court

Birmingham

His phone buzzed.

Mason Cross stared at the screen. He exhaled. Had little or no effect on the frustration that swelled inside him.

Ignoring the situation wouldn’t help. It wasn’t going away.

“Yes.”

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