Chapter 24
Sergeant Winter arrived in the rain with two other officers, one a street officer and one in plainclothes. He told Shannon and Gordon about the missing cops. They had been down at the old park keeping an eye on things, and after reporting spotting a suspicious man, had vanished.
“You’re not suspects,” he said. “It happened while I was interviewing Shannon.” He explained that the plainclothes officer was to be their shadow, for their protection.
Shannon frowned at this. It would make looking for Charity harder.
“It’s not necessary,” Gordon said, eyeballing the officer with a little annoyance. “We’ll manage on our own.”
Mr. Plainclothes said nothing, just measured Gordon and Shannon with eyes hidden behind dark glasses and shaded by the bill of a Seattle Seahawks cap.
