“Where do you plan to go with all of this?” Piper asked.

“It’s likely that one of the sergeant’s victims or someone who knew about what he had done could be responsible for his murder. And while I’m not looking to get anyone else in trouble, I believe just the idea and the pattern of behavior is enough to muddy the waters, and that would provide reasonable doubt, if it ever came to that.”

Piper threw up her hands. “You really are something. I should withdraw from this case.”

Izzy leaned toward her, ready to plead, but Piper lifted her hand to stop her from talking.

“But I understand why you did what you did. From here on out, there can be no more secrets, and if I find out that you’ve been hiding something else from me, I will withdraw. Is that clear?”

“Thank you. I appreciate it. I’m sorry again.” Piper was being more than understanding about the situation. “How do we handle this now?”

Piper gave her shoulder a reassuring pat. “It’s going to be okay. I assume they’ve figured all of this out, so we just have you own up to it.”

“I did ask the women I talked to if they would speak to the detectives. I think only one of them was game, my former colleague at Arlington PD, and I don’t know if she ever reached out.”

“Let’s find out.” Piper stood and opened the door for the detectives.

“Are you ready to talk now?” Detective Stewart asked as she and Bryant retook their seats.

Izzy looked at Piper.

“My client has done nothing wrong, detectives. I believe you’ve already discovered what she has done, and hopefully you’ve quickly followed up on the leads and information she uncovered that might be relevant to this case.”

“And what would that be?” Detective Stewart asked.

Izzy jumped in before anyone else could speak. “If you haven’t found out yet, it’s only a matter of time before you determine, just like I did, that the sergeant had a pattern of abuse with women. I’ve only touched the tip of the iceberg, but I’ve seen enough to know that there are plenty of people who would’ve wanted him dead.”

“Are you going to give us names?” Detective Bryant asked.

Izzy shook her head.

“Why not?” Detective Stewart asked. “Isn’t that the whole point?”

“If they aren’t comfortable coming forward, then I’m not going to be the one who calls them out. You would think, if I was able to locate these women, that Arlington PD wouldn’t have any trouble.” She probably shouldn’t have added that last dig, but she couldn’t help herself.

Detective Stewart drummed her fingers on the table. “I have to admit, Agent Cole, this is turning out to be quite the investigation.”