He understood. There was nothing either of them hated more than having to tell people their loved ones had been murdered.

“What’s the address?” he asked as he drove her car out of the parking lot.

Sam consulted her notebook where she’d jotted down the details from the license in Willie’s wallet. “3032 K Street, Northwest. What did you do with Willie’s wallet?”

“Inventoried and photocopied everything and locked the wallet with the cash in the evidence locker.”

“Good. Get Gonzo on the phone.”

“Anything else you want me to do while I’m driving you around, your highness?”

“That’ll do for now, but thanks for asking.”

He grunted out a laugh and had Gonzo on speaker half a minute later.

“Speak to me,” Sam said. “What’ve you got?”

“You gotta stop calling me on Cruz’s phone. You’re freaking me out.”

Despite the horrible errand they were headed to do, Sam flashed a big smile in Freddie’s direction.

“You make her day when you say that stuff,” Cruz told his friend.

“I can only imagine.”

“Where are you right now?” she asked.

“Almost to HQ.”

“Ask Malone to figure out who owns the cameras in the area behind Air and Space and adjacent locations. I’m assuming they belong to the Smithsonian, not us, so we need to get warrants. I want as much film as we can get from the ballpark too. Especially the players’ parking lot and anything you can get from the Potomac Avenue area.”

“Got it. Will do.”

“Gimme what you’ve got on Vasquez.”

“Pulling over so I can refer to the notes.” Less than a minute later, he said, “Born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on February 10, 1985. Parents are Carlos and Belinda Vasquez. Willie was a standout baseball player from the time he was a child and was drafted right out of high school by the San Diego Padres. He bounced around several National League teams before being picked up by the Feds at the trade deadline during their inaugural season in 2010. Since joining the Feds he’s come into his own, hitting .325 in 2010 and .327 in 2011. This season has been his best so far with 42 home runs, 102 runs batted in and 162 hits. He was a two-time All Star and by all accounts most likely a future Hall of Famer.”

Sam took notes as Gonzo rattled off Willie’s accomplishments on the field.

“Married for five years to Carmen Peña Vasquez. Two kids—Miguel, age four, and Jose, age two.”

“Shit,” Sam muttered, noting that Freddie gripped the wheel a little tighter.

“Yeah. Sucks big-time.”

“Financials?”

“Not yet. A lot of his accounts were in the Dominican Republic. I’ve left messages.”

“What’re they saying on the radio?” Sam asked.

“People are extremely pissed. The guys on WFBR, the Feds’ radio station, are really fanning the fire.”

“We’ll have to pay them a visit at some point.”