Since Alex wasn’t privy to the goings-on behind the scenes at the Tucson P.D. or the local district attorney’s office, he didn’t know exactly what went down to send Matías and his cronies to the front of the line when it came to them going to trial. Somehow, though, they were arraigned within a few days, with the courthouse date scheduled for only a week or so after that.
When he’d called Caitlin to give her the news, she seemed relieved but not particularly happy. He hesitated, unsure as to whether he should press her on the subject, but then he decided to go ahead and ask anyway. “What’s the matter? I thought you’d be glad to hear he’s on the fast track to life in prison.”
A long pause on her end. He wished he could see her face, but she didn’t have Skype installed on her computer, whi
