Chapter 14
The side of Lumbergh’s face smacked up against the police cruiser’s passenger seat when his officer took a hard, sharp turn. The speeding vehicle nearly spun out of control on the slick road, but Jefferson’s quick wheel work kept them from sliding into a ditch on the shoulder.
“Get us there, but get us there in one piece,” said Lumbergh in as calm of a voice as he could muster. His teeth mashed a wad of gum as he reached under his jacket and pulled his Glock from its open-top holster. He quickly checked its action.
“How would he know that Sean’s your brother-in-law?” asked a breathless Jefferson as he pumped the gas pedal and sent fountains of slush high into the air behind them.
“Let’s hope that he doesn’t, and that there’s nothing to this.”
Jefferson’s tongue protruded fr
