“Boss, we’re the ones who have to figure that out, for him, he’s just lost his wife, his life is never going to be the same again.”
“But shouldn’t he want to know?”
“Of course he does, but right now I don’t imagine that’s the most important thing on his mind. Just give him a coupla days…”
“We don’t have that long. The mayor’s already making noises about calling in the state police. He doesn’t seem to think we’re equipped to handle our first murder case.” And that was still grating on her nerves.
She’d been first in her class at the academy and had gone on to make a name for herself at the precinct where she worked before her life got turned upside down.
Her captain had praised her to high heaven when he recommended her for the job here, and though she’d done little more than rescue kittens and break up fights down at the pub between locals and idiot visitors since making the move, she hadn’t lost her touch.
“Well, let’s just find another way around it then shall we.” She looked at her partner, always so laid back. He still had that college boy shine to him all these years later. She hadn’t been that innocent since she was twelve.