Sam updated them on what she’d learned from Tyler. “I think our next move is to track down Billy Springer and figure out where he was on Friday night. If what Tyler said is true, Hugo helped himself to his brother’s stash. Maybe Billy came to his parents’ house with vengeance on his mind.”

“Christ,” Gonzo muttered as Freddie scowled at his derogatory use of the Lord’s name. “Can you imagine Bill Springer on that case?”

Sam rolled her eyes. “That’ll be fun. How do you want to proceed?”

“Does it kill you to ask me that?” Gonzo asked with amusement.

“It causes me physical pain.”

The three of them shared a laugh.

“You and Cruz go find Billy Springer,” Gonzo said. “I’ll get Arnold to help me finish up with Brody.”

“Got it,” Sam said. “We’re on it. I’m also going to follow up with Archie to see if he’s been able to track Hoda Danziger’s cell phone.”

“Sounds good. Keep me posted.”

Sam glanced at the closed door to the interrogation room. “You do the same.”

“If he’s the guy, you’ll be the first to know.”

“Thanks.” As she and Freddie went to the detectives’ pit to gather their belongings, it occurred to Sam that knowing for sure who the fourth guy was wouldn’t change anything for Brooke. She’d still be injured and broken in ways that might never be fixed.

“Hey, Sam,” Archie said as he appeared at her door. “Hoda got curious and fired up her phone, so I’ve got GPS coordinates on her.” He handed her a slip of paper with an address near American University, right where Brooke predicted her friend might be.

“This is great. Thanks so much.”

“No problem.” He took a closer look at her. “How ya holding up?”

“Pretty good, all things considered.”

“And your niece?”

“On the mend.”

“Glad to hear it. Let me know if I can do anything else to help.”

“I appreciate what you’ve already done.”

“That’s what friends are for,” he said with a smile as he took his leave.

“What’ve you got?” Freddie asked when he came to the door wearing one of his signature trench coats. He had white powder on his lips that was indicative of an afternoon snack.

“If you’re going to eat doughnuts on the sly, you might want to get rid of the evidence,” she said, pointing to her own lip.

“Whoops,” he said with an adorable grin as he wiped the powder off his lip.

“Archie found Hoda for us. Let’s go there first.”

“Want me to text Gonzo and let him know?”

“Yes,” Sam said with a smile. “I keep forgetting.”

“We made a bet you couldn’t do it, so I’m impressed at how well you’re doing so far.”

“You actually bet against me?” Sam asked her partner as they headed for the parking lot.