Herman basically told everyone to clear out.

Jason knew Herman was in a foul mood, and Anastasia was a mess herself. It

wasn't the right time to press for details.

So, he left.

It was already dark when he made it back to the station. The corpses of those four

men were still lying in the morgue, cold and forgotten.

Jason holed up in his office, combing through case files. Those four had to be

connected somehow—there was no way it was just random chance they all ended

up together.

They'd only recently gotten out of prison. What on earth had pushed them to

kidnap Anastasia? None of them had family, no ties, nothing to lose—but guys like

that usually kept their heads down, tried to stay alive.

Lately, the department was drowning in cases. Jason was running on fumes,

getting maybe four, five hours of sleep, practically living at his desk.

He had to keep tabs on Harry, the serial killer case was still nowhere near solved,

and now this new mess had landed in his lap.

Jason was barely keeping it together when someone knocked on his door.

"Come in," he said, gathering up the files.

The door opened. It was Chief Taylor.

expect to see

looked warm and approachable. He smiled.

You working on the

was about pushing for

here to breathe down your neck." Taylor grinned. "How

bite

Chief invited you to

if there's something you want to say, just say it here.

be more cases, Jason. But you're

already made a reservation, so come on,

Jason couldn't refuse.

***

up in a private booth at a diner. Food arrived,

"Drink?"

"Chief, what's this about? You didn't

just to eat."

Taylor laughed. "Always so

got

last time,

up your

There's another shot. Einsberg's

anti-terror

you to head

the Salstrom case isn't closed

waved him off. "Someone else will take over. This is a

let

now. This wasn't a

especially Anastasia's.

his face

I'd rather stay.

the serial

want to

should pick someone

the squad."

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