It was going on seven o’clock and Chief Chambers walked out of his office. He told detective Williams and officer Dunken that he called his judge friend but couldn’t reach him.
“So, I’ll try him again in the morning,” the chief said. “You two go home and get some rest. This case will still be here in the morning,” Chief Chambers left the station.
Detective Williams looked at Dunken, “yeah, that’s what I’m afraid of… Tomorrow morning, and the next, and the next.”
“We’ll nail this guy, don’t you worry,” Dunken got up from his desk.
Williams sat there at his desk and looked up at officer Dunken, “yeah, I know we will. It just frustrates me when I know that I’m so close with my thinking and I can’t take the steps to prove that I’m right.”
“Well, like the chief said, go home and get some rest. A new day tomorrow will hopefully bring good news. Good night Rowan,” Dunken walked toward the door.
“Good night Joe.”
A few minutes had passed and Williams gathered up the photos and papers that he had on his desk and put them inside of his desk drawer. Then he shut off his desk light and got up. Before he even left his desk area, someone banged on the station door. Williams put his gun in his holster and cautiously walked to the door. The door was still unlocked so if someone needed something, they could easily come right in. As Williams got closer, he saw the front walkway was lit up but didn’t see anyone out there. When he got to the glass door and opened it, he saw a cut peace lily lying on top of a small shoe box.
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