“It’s crucial that everyone be convinced I’ve fired you,” Chief Stiles had said, after Capshaw told him all he knew about the Inner Circle and how the group was connected to the deaths of Florence Willoughby and Ben Rosen, to the attack on Eli, to the trolley incident that had sent Concordia and Miss Hamilton to the hospital, and to the aborted assassination at the hospital. “Except for Isley and Dunwick, we have no idea who belongs to the Inner Circle, correct? We need to learn more, without anyone catching on. Otherwise, we could all be in danger. Both your investigation and mine must be very quietly done. I’ll use my contacts in the Black Scroll to find out what I can about the Inner Circle. You must find Hitchcock.”
Capshaw had agreed. What choice did he have? Yet, he felt a prickle
