Shane did what Jimmy O’Malley suggested and he called Detective Carroll. The man didn’t answer, so Shane left a message. All afternoon, Shane sat with his phone in his hand, willing it to ring.
He had never been so nervous as when it finally did ring.
“Hello.”
“Mr. Callahan, this is Detective Carroll returning your call.”
“Hi. Thank you for calling back. I think there’s been some confusion, and I don’t want it to negatively impact my chances for getting on the force.”
“What’s that?”
“I know you were asking about me downstairs at O’Leary’s Pub. I didn’t mention on my application that I work there because I don’t. Like I told you, I’m friends with the owner, so I fill in when they need some extra help.”
Carroll didn’t respond and Shane couldn’t interpret silence.
“My job, the one tha
