Chapter 26
Alan steps out of the interrogation room and gently closes the door behind him. Jim is leaning against the reception desk, flipping through the notes he’s taken so far this morning. When he notices Alan, he folds up the notepad and tucks it into an inside pocket of his suit jacket. Pushing away from the desk, he asks, “So? Did he tell you anything?”
Alan starts to say something, then realizes the uniformed officer behind the desk is watching him, too. “Is there someplace we can talk alone?”
With a glance at the officer, Jim nods. “Sure.”
He heads for the door beside the one Alan exited. As he passes, he touches Alan’s arm—quick but intimate; Alan’s whole body flushes from the contact. It was hard enough admitting earlier that he and Brooks conspired to get Jim’s attention. O
