Except they headed out of Tottenville, buildings giving way to green brush. It was dark but Jimmy could read the signs thanks to the glow of headlights, giving him an early preview of their ultimate destination. Of course, he thought, of course we’re going there. Freshkills Park. Where it had all begun, it would all come to an end.
Barone pulled up at the main entrance of the park.
“You remember the way?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“Good. I’ll wait here. As good as my word, I’ll wait, get you back home.”
That sounded good. Home was a word soaked in comfort, and as eager as Jimmy was to get there, despite it being empty and he would be alone, he knew he had one last rite of passage to perform on the Fresh Kill case. He slipped out of the police cruiser, the headlights still acting as his directiona
