Chapters (95)
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-One
- Twenty-Two
- Twenty-Three
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Twenty-Eight
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- Thirty-One
- Thirty-Two
- Thirty-Three
- Thirty-Four
- Thirty-Five
- Thirty-Six
- Thirty-Seven
- Thirty-Eight
- Thirty-Nine
- Forty
- Forty-One
- Forty-Two
- Forty-Three
- Forty-Four
- Forty-Five
- Forty-Six
- Forty-Seven
- Forty-Eight
- Forty-Nine
- Fifty
- Fifty-One
- Fifty-Two
- Fifty-Three
- Fifty-Four
- Fifty-Five
- Fifty-Six
- Fifty-Seven
- Fifty-Eight
- Fifty-Nine
- Sixty
- Sixty-One
- Sixty-Two
- Sixty-Three
- Sixty-Four
- Sixty-Five
- Sixty-Six
- Sixty-Seven
- Sixty-Eight
- Sixty-Nine
- Seventy
- Seventy-One
- Seventy-Two
- Seventy-Three
- Seventy-Four
- Seventy-Five
- Seventy-Six
- Seventy-Seven
- Seventy-Eight
- Seventy-Nine
- Eighty
- Eighty-One
- Eighty-Two
- Eighty-Three
- Eighty-Four
- Eighty-Five
- Eighty-Six
- Eighty-Seven
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Also by David Swinson
- Thank you for buying this ebook, published by Hachette Digital.
“How come I ain’t locked up, then? You say you got all that on me.”
“So you don’t deny it. Good.”
“I never said that. You puttin’ words in my mouth now.”
“You’re not locked up because I choose not to have you locked up. If I believed for a second that you were a murderer we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I need your help.”
“Like I said, I ain’t stupid, and I never heard of the police working deals like this. Sitting here like you are, no partner or other cops around.”
“That’s because I do things a bit different. Got a different set of rules. For instance, I’m actually working a different case, and that’s the one I need your help with. I could care less about all these other burglaries, but I know a detective who does. He’s the lead detective for burglaries in the city. I can call him here, too, if you want, but he’s by the book, and you’ll get hit with everything. No kinda deal like I’m going to make. I’m just looking to pick up Graham Biddy and Givens.”
I’m starting to think I didn’t play this right. I gave up the homicide and the suspects much too soon. I’m off with my interrogation skills. Haven’t had the cause to do it for a while. He’s gotta know something about Jeffrey’s murder.
“You’re thinking too much, and you don’t want to take that kind of chance. I can get Biddy on my own, but it’ll just take a bit more time. And the other detective working the case, he’ll get you right away, ’cause I’ll pass off all the evidence I got on you to him. It’s an easy out for you. You just show me where Biddy took certain property, then help me find him and Givens.”
“I don’t know anyone by the name of Givens.”
He’s lying. It’s the way he paused, even if it was for a second, before he said “Givens.” I don’t want to push it, ’cause I might lose him.
“Biddy, then. You find him for me, I’ll let you slide.”
“Why would you do that?”
“I told you. I’m different. I care. I believe you’re a decent man who just got caught up with the wrong people. I mean, it’s gotta be hard being an independent cabbie in this city.”
“Sure, no denying that.”
“You got it good. Self-employed. Good-looking little house. You own it?”
“Yeah.”
“Don’t jeopardize all you’ve worked for.”
“It’s just hard nowadays. You got that Uber business jackin’ you and then the Taxicab Commission making it even harder to earn a living as an independent.”