Just as the detectives were preparing the paperwork to keep me in temporary custody while Alistair and the lawyer was still around , a police officer hurried into the interrogation room with a mobile phone in his hand.
“Detective, there’s an urgent call from the hospital,” he said.
The female detective answered immediately. “This is Detective Harris speaking.” A few seconds passed before her expression changed.
“Understood. We’ll be there shortly.” She ended the call and looked around the room.
“Mr. Ethan Kingsley has regained consciousness.”
The announcement immediately shifted everyone’s attention.
One of the detectives closed the case file on the table. “If Mr. Kingsley is awake, he may be able to tell us what happened before he collapsed.”
Another officer nodded in agreem
