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Merry texted Will that she was letting Chase stay on her couch. Will didn't like the idea, but he'd done thorough checks of the kid and found nothing remotely suspicious. Besides, he knew Merry had a limited tolerance for his protective — aka "bossy" — side. So he simply texted her 'good night' and slept in his own bed for the first time in a week.
It was lonely as f**k and he hated it.
The next day, he finally got to question an actual suspect in the fentanyl investigation. Johnny Diaz sat across from Will in the interrogation room, a scared-looking Hispanic guy in an oversized hockey jersey. His lawyer exuded competence in his tailored business suit. Someone else was paying his legal fees, no doubt about it.
"The smart money says you're being set up," Will told Johnny. "I keep te
