CHAPTER 24
EVEN THE DEAD CAN TALKHouston, Texas
The warrant took longer to arrive than we expected, but we finally got inside her condo. Lying on the floor was a dog that appeared to be starving. It greeted us with a sad look and a wag of the tail from a spot on the living room floor. It didn’t even get up or bark.
Tip ran over and knelt next to it, carefully petting its head. “Get some water.” He turned to the uniform with us. “Nester, get somebody to take this dog to a vet. He needs attention.”
“Sir, I—”
“Goddamnit, Nester, just do it. I don’t want any shit.”
I brought the dog’s water bowl to Tip and set it on the floor next to the dog. “He looks pretty bad. Probably been here a while.”
“At least since she died. It’s a wonder he made it.”
“That’s a big bowl. The water could have
