“Go on up there and keep an eye on things. I don’t want any mistakes.”

“Yes, ma’am. I’ll take care of it.”

“Take Tyrone with you,” Sam said, referring to Jeannie’s partner.

Sam went into the conference room and headed directly to the dry-erase board where she tacked up photos of Willie in his uniform and the photos from the Dumpster as well as the autopsy pictures. She was well into detailing the timeline when people began filing in. Detectives Gonzales and Arnold were there along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Charity Miller. Her stilettos clicked on the tile floor as she came into the room.

Sam nodded to the prosecutor who was also a friend. “Welcome, Ms. Miller.”

“Thank you, Lieutenant. Just looking for an update.”

“Me too,” Chief Farnsworth said as he came in with Captain Malone.

“Gonzo, go,” Sam said.

“I met with James Settle, the general manager of WFBR, and Big Ben Markinson, the morning on-air guy who was inciting a verbal riot on the airwaves yesterday morning. He gave me a list of people who were particularly enraged, but a lot of them are first names, so it’s going to be hard to track them down.”

“See what you can do, but don’t spend too much time on it.” She turned to Hill. “You can go ahead and brief on what you did yesterday.”

“After the lieutenant and I met with team owner Ray Jestings, manager Bob Minor, and the trainer Jamie Clark, I went by myself to meet with general manager Garrett Collins at his home on Sixth Street.” Avery told them about the condition of Collins’s home and the info they later uncovered about his financial situation.

“The financials lead us to believe he had more than just a professional stake in the game,” Sam added. “Detectives Carlucci and Dominguez have gone to bring him in for a more in-depth conversation.”

“I went over the financial reports for Minor and Clark,” Gonzo said. “I don’t see anything out of the ordinary on either.”

“How about Vasquez?” Sam asked.

“Still waiting on the banks in the D.R. to get back to us.”

Sam glanced at the chief. “Who do we know who would have some sway there?”

“I might be able to help with that. I’ll talk to Forrester,” Charity said, referring to the U.S. Attorney.

“Let me know,” Sam said.

“I also met with Hugh Bixby, the team’s security director,” Avery said. “He mentioned Willie’s brother-in-law, who he was apparently having some sort of issue with. There was a restraining order in place to keep the brother-in-law away from the stadium. I’ve got my deputy working on that.”

“The brother-in-law in question is Marco Peña,” Sam said, making a note about the restraining order. “I’ll have Carmen fill us in on what was going on there. We’ll see her when we’re done here.”