CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Jessie had been outvoted.
She wanted to interview Gray Longworth first, before he had too much time to formulate answers to questions about Penny’s death. Assuming they were breaking the news to him, she wanted to study his reaction to it. The longer they waited, the more likely he’d be able to prepare for their arrival.
But Brady was adamant that they needed to go back to Colton Wooten and let him clarify his statement. If he spoke to the press before they had time to confront him about his wife’s affair, the very media circus they were trying to avoid might be inevitable.
Ryan saw the merits of both arguments but ultimately deferred to Brady, who was the lead detective on the case. He was the one who would face the heat from his superiors if things went sideways so i
