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RAY FIGURED NICK WOULDN’T let him walk out the door without supervision, but didn’t think he would load him into the back of a squad to check him into The Dawkins House. When the cruiser pulled up to the front of the shelter, Ray leaned into the cage, talking through the racked shotguns to the driver and his partner.
“Cuff me before you take me in there,” Ray said.
The uniform driving the car turned around in his seat. Ray noticed Nick had pulled this guy aside and asked that he take care of the matter. Releasing a witness out into the wild, especially one with no permanent address, was tricky business.
“You walked out of that station a free man, now you want us to treat you like a criminal?” the uniform asked.
“You seem to have a good relationship with Detective Archer. You remembe
