Two weeks later, Harvey was released from the detention center. His face was covered in stubble. His suit was crumpled beyond recognition. He looked a decade older.
The moment he looked up, he saw a massive electronic billboard across the street playing a news segment.
Captain Henry Shaw of the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division and the bureau's specially appointed expert, Yvonne York, had officially announced their engagement.
On the screen, I was wearing a white gown, smiling brightly. Captain Shaw leaned down and gently kissed the back of my hand.
Harvey stared at the screen, his eyes growing wider and wider. His chest heaved violently several times. Then he doubled over and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Dark red splattered across the gray concrete.
After being di
