Detective Caroline Attwood and her partner Elliott Bancroft were the official lead investigators, but Caden was hoping they’d at least fill him in on whatever they learned. Elliott approached, with Caroline following a few steps behind him.

Caden shook Elliott’s proffered hand. “Thanks for letting me be here.”

“Your sister is the victim?”

“Along with two other women. One is still in surgery, the other is in the morgue downstairs.”

“Sorry to hear that,” Caroline said.

“We—as in my family—are hoping Brianne Davis’s friend, Michelle Nelson, will be able to tell us what happened in that house.”

“You think Wilmont’s good for the shootings?”

“He was in the house with a gun. Then he pulled that gun on my sister and held her hostage. Until someone proves differently, he’s good for them.”

“All right, then. Brianne’s family is here. As is the family of Mrs. Nelson. We’ve asked them to stay and answer questions. They’re desperate for answers, as you can imagine.”

“Of course.”

“We’ll keep you updated.”

“I’d appreciate that.” He paused. “Do you mind if I talk to Brianne’s family? I’ve already talked to her father once, but I’d like to express my condolences and ask him a few more questions if he’s up to it.”

“Fine with me,” Elliott said. Caroline nodded.

“Thanks.” Caden was grateful for two detectives who didn’t mind keeping him in the loop. It allowed him to breathe a little easier, knowing he wasn’t going to have to fight tooth and nail for information.

Sarah was on the second floor getting checked out, and Gavin had opted to stay with her while Caden waited for Wilmont to wake up. He shook his head, finding it unbelievable that Sarah would once again be involved in a hostage situation. She’d certainly defied all the odds in a very short span of time.

“What’s the background on this guy?” Caden asked. He knew the detectives would have done their homework before coming—or on the way.

“Wilmont has a record, but nothing like this,” Elliott said. “Up to now, he’s been small time. Shoplifting, car theft, but not carjacking, petty theft, vandalism, et cetera. He’s never hurt or threatened to hurt anyone.” He paused. “And it’s interesting. Over the last year, he appeared to clean up his act, got a job at the VA hospital as an orderly. He hasn’t missed a day since he started and has gotten good reviews from his supervisors and patients.”

“So, this was a big leap.”

“Huge.”

“Another thing,” Caroline said. “They also found pills in his pocket that matched the pills in the house, so he may have been high when all of this went down.”

“Sounds like the pills may have been too big of a temptation for a former addict to resist,” Caden said.