‘This looks like bad news,’ Cory said, searching for a clue in Louise’s face. She waited for the door to be closed behind her.
‘Spencer, we"re letting you out of here. The chief will catch up with you tomorrow. Go straight home and don"t call into Lacey"s—then this might blow over for you. They"re expecting you at the desk with your belongings. Don"t let me see you back here again.’
Louise unlocked the cell. Spencer Jones looked like he couldn"t believe his luck.
‘What, now?’ he asked.
‘Go,’ Louise said, ‘Before I change my mind.’
Cory stayed quiet, sensing that the reason Spencer was leaving was so that they could speak alone. It was lucky that Shallow Falls had such a low crime rate; if these police cells were a hotel, they"d have gone out of business years ago. The main door was op
