42“I see you’re taking my problem seriously.”
“I don’t see a serious problem. Given the lack of evidence, a case against you won’t make it to court.”
“Ramsey doesn’t give a s**t if a jury finds me guilty. All he wants is to smear me. Destroy my credibility. An arrest will do that.”
“You don’t have to be arrested to look like a felon. You’ll get that label if Lieutenant Garner treats you like a person of interest. You set foot in his county, he’ll bring you in for questioning.”
“I won’t go there,” I said. “No point. Nothing I say to Dooley will make him rat out Ramsey.”
Pat grunted agreement. “Dooley’s wearing a suicide belt. You put a hand on him, he’ll blow you both up.”
He gave me an inquiring look. “You want me to go on investigating Jeff’s death?”
“Hell, yes,” I replied. “Garner
