Mr. Lazarev has requested the opportunity to make a public statement regarding the death of Elena Lazareva. Legal counsel has advised against this statement. Mr. Lazarev has declined counsel's advice.
I burst out of the diner and sprint for the nearest subway entrance. The journal pages are crammed into my jacket pocket, crinkling with every stride. I take the stairs two at a time, vault the turnstile, and throw myself onto a train just as the doors are closing.
As the train winds through the underbelly of the city, I check the time on my phone obsessively. Minutes wither and die, and I can only pray that there are enough of them left for me to make a difference.
When I finally reach the 20th Precinct, I’m gasping for air, with a stitch screaming in my side. The media circus has already
