He stopped outside his office door. “You should be proud of yourself, Kate. This was all you. You saved Danny from a trial and jail.”
“I never believed he was guilty. Danny just couldn’t have done it.”
He sighed. “I’ve got to go.”
She nodded and was almost tempted to follow him and watch him prosecute his case. He was fascinating to watch, but she had too much to do in the lab and she really wanted to tell Danny that he’d been cleared of the charges.
It took Kate most of the day before she could get to Danny’s cell. She was called out to a crime scene shortly after she got back to the lab. Then there was the autopsy to attend and the cataloging of the evidence. Finally, she had a few minutes to speak to Danny.
As Kate made her way to Danny’s cell, someone called her name.
“Ms. Quinn.”
It was Ken Mitchell’s voice. She turned toward the cell. “Yes?”
“I didn’t want to say anything in the interrogation room because I was scared.”
“Scared of what?”
“You don’t understand. You have to promise to protect me if I tell you who I saw.”
“Of course.”
“I want to meet with Jericho. I’ll tell him who I saw and him only.”
“You don’t trust me?”
“No, it’s not that. If I tell you and he finds out, he’ll kill you. I’m trying to protect you.”
“That’s admirable, but unnecessary.”
“You don’t know who you’re dealing with. I’ll only speak to Jericho.”
“All right. I’ll tell him.” Kate mused about what Ken had to say all the way to Danny’s cell. She would see Jericho as soon as she finished talking to Danny.
* * *
Back at the courthouse, Kate ran into Jericho coming out of his office.
“Hey, I was just going to talk to Roth. What’s up?”
“When I went to Danny’s cell, Ken stopped me and told me that he did see someone that night, but he will only talk to you. Do you think you could go over there tonight?”
“Sure. Let me finish up with Roth and then I have a meeting with a witness. I’ll go over after that.”
“Thanks very much.”
“You can show me your appreciation tonight.”
“Call me when you’re finished with Ken, and we can grab a bite to eat together.”
He nodded as he left her, hurrying for the elevator.
Kate went back to the lab and started to work. She didn’t notice the lab clear out as people went home for the day.
She continued to work until her cell phone rang. “Hello?”
“Kate,” Jericho said.