CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Riley brushed past Chief Belt and stepped out into hallway to take the call from Carl Walder.
When she answered, she was surprised at Walder’s cheerful tone of voice.
“Well, Agent Paige, I understand that congratulations are in order.”
“What?” Riley asked. “Why?”
“Chief Belt called me just a short time ago. He said you tracked down the killer and that they have him in custody.”
Riley’s heart sank. This call was going to be even harder than she’d expected.
She said, “Chief Walder, I’m afraid that news was a trifle premature.”
A tense silence followed.
Riley said, “I don’t think Grant Carson is our killer.”
Walder now sounded incredulous.
“You don’t think he’s the killer?”
“No, I don’t.”
“From what Belt told me, you had him cold. Belt said he was even getting re
