Randi had put in some long nights, but none longer than the one that just ended. By the time the fire was under control, the dead and injured removed and Randi's story repeated at least half a dozen times, it was close to sunrise. She was exhausted in every nerve and pore and just wanted to crawl into bed for a week.
Shock reverberated through both the fire and police departments as news of Dan's complicity spread like, well, wildfire. Dan had made the official arrest and taken him to the station for booking. They'd gotten most of the story out of Dan, desperate to either save his own neck or take everyone down with him. The missing piece was his stepbrother, an attorney who did a lot of corporate work. He and Dan had purchased the apartment complexes with low down payments then leverage
