Sarah was halfway home when the cell phone rang. She glanced at the display before she answered, hoping that it would be Detective Hudson calling to apologize for hanging up on her and maybe to share some new and thrilling tidbit of information. But, it wasn't, and Sarah had to talk herself into doing the right thing and answering the call.
"Sarah? Tony here. I was wondering if you were available for dinner tonight?" His query was unusually abrupt, without any of the usual introduction and small talk, that was typical of Tony. Most of the time, she could count on Tony to behave with better manners.
"Unfortunately not," Sarah replied.
"Another date with Johnson?" Tony's voice held an undercurrent that Sarah did not like, and she had to tell herself sternly that there was no way he could
