“We’ve had a look at the phone records,” Morris says, “and there was ongoing contact.”

“Of what nature?” Sully asks.

“I never answered his phone calls. I texted him, but that was to make sure he stayed away.” Beside me, Sully’s eyes are calm. He’s willing me to stay calm with him.

“There’s also the matter of the drugs,” Morris says, changing direction. “The ones hidden by Ruth in her sister’s loft apartment.”

Alex keeps her hands neatly on the table. There’s not even the slightest tremor in them.

Sully intervenes. “The drugs in question are in police custody. Although Ms. Van Ness admitted to hiding them originally, she turned the drugs in voluntarily. They were officially reported and seized.”

“What?” Alex bolts upright in her seat.

Beside me, Sully, stoic as rock, flips open the folder. “On the fifth day of September, Ruth Van Ness, accompanied by Chase Kennedy, surrendered a quantity of drugs and cash to police custody of her own volition. These were not hers, and she did not want them. She has also been immensely helpful and cooperative in giving evidence against a known felon, Eli Beck. As such, her behavior has been extremely responsible, Morris, not criminal. It’s someone else who’s been acting illegally and untruthfully.”

I stare at the side of Sully’s face. He’s so good at this. Never before have I had anyone fight in my corner.

“When any drugs are seized,” Sully goes on, “we write a report on how they came into police possession. I wrote the report about these drugs, Morris. I took the liberty of bringing you a copy of it today.” He slides the first of his pristine white sheets across the table. “You’ll see I’ve documented the seizure of the drugs as just stated.

“Ruth surrendered the tin just before she went into labor. It was not where she had hidden it in the home of Alex and Chase. But she did locate it. This is all documented.” Sully drums his fingers on the papers in front of him. “The drugs were behind a vent in your bedroom, Alex. Chase Kennedy has made an official statement about this, as he was there with Ruth when she located them. What was strange, though, is that Ruth claims this was not where she’d put the drugs originally. And Chase had never seen them before.”

Alex looks at me. She knows only I could have directed Chase to that hiding spot.