CHAPTER TWENTY SIX One thing Kate had not been prepared for was for the NYPD to also know that she had been removed from the Jack Tucker case. When she arrived at the precinct and tried to take Jennifer Nobilini inside, she was met with resistance from several of the officers. She made it no farther than the lobby before she was stopped. “Agent Wise, we can’t let you process this woman,” one of the officers said. “And we won’t do it for you. We know that you’ve been removed and—” “Jesus, Kate!” This was DeMarco’s voice, coming from the hallway beyond the bullpen. She was glaring at her from across the bullpen, her eyes filled with fire. “DeMarco, you need to hear me out.” DeMarco walked up to her, standing face to face. She was acutely aware of the staring officers, but was trying to

