Chapter Twenty-One
I dropped Zoe off a little after 9:00 in the morning. Overhead, the heat of the last few days had built to a breaking point. It was sticky and humid outside while distant dark clouds loomed.
I headed for the station and eased the car to a stop by the precinct. I hustled inside as quickly as I could and made my way to Rey’s office, relieved to find him at his computer. When I entered, he waved at the door, motioning for me to close it.
“What the hell is going on?” he asked, sounding concerned.
“Well, Kinsey is going to be pissed at me, that’s for sure.”
“Forget Kinsey,” Rey said. “Right now, I’m pissed at you. Where the hell have you been, man?”
I told him everything that happened yesterday, from going to Riker’s to meet with Victor Lem to the shootout in the cemete
