Jimmy nodded, acknowledging the comment without comment. He was waiting.
“Okay, the bracelet, yeah, I saw it. Well, a photograph of it. On a list of hot items.”
“Stolen items?”
He nodded. “From the evidence room.”
“Officer Luke wasn’t such a good guy after all, huh?”
“That’s up to the Commissioner’s office to determine. There’s a task force.”
“Sure there is. Just like when my father was murdered.”
“There’s no correlation, Jimmy. How could there be after all this time? Luke was like ten years old when Joey was killed.”
“Just means this has been going on for too long.”
“This? What is this? McSwain, you see conspiracy when I just see a cop who went too far.”
“Oh, please, you don’t believe that bullshit and neither do I. Look, Barone, I’ve always had a lot of respect for you, you do
