Chapter 45: A Good Boy
HBIA
St. Paul Street
2:48 P.M.
The arsons and murder cases were solved. Rudy Shower had been accidentally killed, a victim of asphyxiation by smoke, heat, and fire. Relieved to know that Margo Pagino would be tried and confirmed guilty for second-degree murder, once she was behind bars, I sighed with contentment.
Exhausted from all the work that went into the case of Rudy Shower’s death, never in my life had I understood the term spent before, until then. Frankly, I needed to collect my thoughts about the fires and murder. What better place to accomplish the job than my office on St. Paul Street?
Before leaving the precinct, Officer Bishop told me in confidence, “Margo’s all yours, Axle. Confront her. Badger her. Say what you want to say to her. My men will ste
