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decided he was a pretty good suspect, especially
considering his rap sheet."
"Like I told Jackson on the phone yesterday, Huxley
set the building on fire," Toby said. "We heard him. He
said that we'd never catch him, and that we'd die like
'him.' We imagine that meant Melvin. Which was
basically a confession that he also set fire to the Fishers'
place."
"I managed to take some photos of Huxley's place,"
Evan said, holding his phone up. "It was filled with
pictures of Edwina and Melvin. And Melvin's were all
shot up or torn to pieces. Those will help with the case,
too."
"We spoke to Edwina Jones," Jackson said
grudgingly. "She told us all about Huxley. We also
showed his photo around, and some of her neighbors
remember seeing him skulking around. I'll need your
full statements, but it seems that Ms. Jones is a free
woman."
"What about Huxley?" Chase asked.
"We've got an APB out on him, the usual alerts on
airports, bus terminals, and train stations. We'll find
him."
"Ray, you want to use my computer to type our
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statements?" Evan asked. "You can download the photos
I took as well."
Ray smiled. "Don't mind if I do. I can send
everything directly to our e-mail addresses."
"I'll take care of it," Kay said, getting up to fetch the
laptop.
The next hour was spent on the case, mentioning
everything that had happened, sharing reports with the
detectives, mentioning everyone they had talked to, all
the information gathered. Once everything was compiled
and sent out in one, neat e-mail, the two detectives stood
up.
"Well, I think that's it," Jackson said. "I'll give you a
call once we apprehend Huxley. Now, don't take this the
wrong way, but I hope not to see you for a while."
Chase smirked. "Right back atcha."
He walked the two cops out, shaking their hands
before watching them drive away. Once back inside, he
closed the door, leaning against it with an exhausted
sigh.
"That's another fine mess we've just escaped from,"
he muttered.
"Not until Huxley's caught," Toby said. "You know
there's a risk he'll go after Ed."
"I know. I'm going to call Shovel, tell him to warn
Edwina. She should be out in a few hours."
He called Martin Shovel, told him everything that
had happened and warned him about Huxley. Duty
fulfilled, he sat next to Evan, melting into the couch. He
could sleep for a week, but he knew that Toby was right;
until Huxley was arrested, the future remained uncertain.
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That night, they were all watching TV, making it a
team night, when the doorbell rang again. Chase rolled
his eyes, but got up to answer it. He couldn't have been
more surprised when he saw Edwina on his doorstep.
"Can I come in?" she asked.
"Sure." He stood aside, allowing her in. "You've met
Kay and Evan. The big lug on the couch is Toby
Forrest."
She nodded at them briefly before turning to Chase.
"I came to thank you. You really came through for me,
and of all people, you had the least reason to help me."
Chase shrugged. "Shovel warned you about Huxley?"
he asked.
Her eyes grew cold. "Yeah. I hope the bastard rots in
jail." She took a shuddering breath. "I'm leaving Denver
soon, Chase. As soon as this mess is over, and I'm
officially cleared, I can do whatever I want, I can start
over. I& I need to get away from here, to think about
my life and what I've made of it so far."
"Makes sense, I guess. But maybe you should stay
hidden until Huxley's caught," Chase said.
Ed shook her head. "Your friend Jackson has this city
shut down tight, looking for Huxley. He won't escape."
"When you leave Denver, where are you going to
go?" Kay asked.
"Don't know. Where the wind takes me. Still plenty
of time to decide." She gave Chase a check. "This is
your payment." When Chase tucked it in his pocket
without even looking at it, she asked, "Aren't you going
to see if the amount's enough?"
"Nope." He gave her a real smile, aware that most of
his resentment and anger toward her was gone. "Take
care of yourself."
Her smile was lopsided. "I always land on my feet,
even when I shouldn't." She gave Chase an intense look.
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