She stopped, wiping at a tear.
“I think we’ve heard enough, Captain,” Mallory said.
He nodded in the otherwise quiet of the interrogation room. “Let me make a few calls,” he said. “I’ll talk to the detectives involved.”
“And then what will happen?” Seetha Assan asked.
“I’ll do my best to make this go away. You were the victim here. In the meantime, it might be best if we keep you in a safe place…”
“I’ll handle that, Captain,” Mallory said. “My firm has several corporate apartments. She’ll be safe.”
“Don’t disappear on us again, Ms. Assan,” Barone said.
“Detectives Barone and Dean, I think you can both go. No need to further involve either of you. I appreciate your backup.”
Clearly unhappy about being dismissed, both men shuffled out of the room. It was just the four of them, all of
