CHAPTER SIX
“I take it you just got a talking-to from our mayor,” Harmonium’s Chief of Police Vincent Tallarico said as they all sat down in his office.
Carly guessed Tallarico —a short, muscular man with a buzzcut—to be perhaps a decade or so younger than the mayor. She appreciated that the chief got right to his point.
“He might have made it sound like I object to your presence here,” Tallarico added. “That’s not true, I’m always happy to get a bit of extra help. It’s just that I think maybe calling in the FBI is a bit of overkill. Maybe more than a bit. I can’t help thinking your time and talents would be better used elsewhere.”
When neither Lyle nor Carly commented, Tallarico added, “But now that you’re here, let’s talk about the case. What did your superior at Quantico tell you ab
