BY FIVE P.M., JOE WALLACE was pulling into his parking space at Fort Worth police headquarters with a detailed sketch of Lana’s assailant – a picture that from his point of view closely resembled Gabriel Allington in appearance.
I don’t get it. Everything about that kid said ‘innocent’. What the hell did I miss? he thought in frustration as he headed to Trish’s lab.
His phone ringing broke his train of thought.
“Wallace,” he answered.
“Joe, I found something interesting when I was examining Estella Dominguez,” Dr. Broder said without preamble. “Her ears were pierced post-mortem.”
“What?”
“That was my reaction too,” the coroner quipped. “When we removed her earrings there was some fresh blood trace on the posts. From the looks of it, your killer took the time to pierce her earlobes so
