Chapter 13
Captain Anderson wasn’t happy with the interruption of his weekly bowling night, but agreed to give Judge Parrish a call. An hour later, Carlan had a search warrant in hand.
He drove by himself to the Badlands Motel and watched the suspect’s room for an hour, until it became obvious that no one was home. He considered calling for backup. Without another officer as a witness, whatever evidence he found would be in doubt, possibly not even allowed in a court case. Then again, he didn’t plan to ever let it get that far. He’d already decided to take this suspect down by himself. A little “resistance” and maybe the problem could be taken care of here and now. It was always easier to explain after the fact, especially if there weren’t any witnesses who might second-guess his actions
