“Tire treads,” Quincy said. “They match treads found near the river where George Garrett was . . .” He cut himself off midsentence, smiling down at Joshua, who’d wandered in from the kitchen. “Hello.”

“Joshua,” Dani said, “this is Agent Taylor, but you can call him Mr. Quincy. He works with my brother and my cousin.”

Joshua blinked up at Quincy, wide-eyed. “Are you an FBI guy, too?”

Quincy bit his lip, trying not to smile, Dani thought. “I am,” he said seriously. “I hear you like superheroes.”

Joshua nodded suspiciously. “How did you know?”

“Miss Kate is my friend.”

Joshua smiled at that. “Her dog is Cap. After Captain America. And she has fingernails with shields on them.”

“Exactly. She told me that you like Spider-Man.”

“He’s on my jammies.” Joshua pinched the fabric of his pj’s, which he’d begged to wear all day. “See? I got to stay in them because we’re still camping.”

Quincy nodded sagely. “I do see. I brought you something. If it’s okay with Dr. Dani.” From his backpack he pulled a wrapped box and Joshua whipped around to meet Dani’s eyes.

“Can I have it?” he asked.

Dani smiled. “Of course. But remember to thank Mr. Quincy.”

Joshua beamed. “Thank you! I’m gonna show Michael!” He took the package and ran for the kitchen.

“It’s just a Spider-Man action figure,” Quincy said. “I saw that he had a few action figures in his bedroom at his mother’s house.” He sighed. “I was at that crime scene, too. I stopped by Walmart and found a figure that he didn’t have at home. That way, in case he wants those toys at some point, he won’t have doubles.”

“You’ve been busy,” Dani said. “If you saw Kate, you’ve been to the hospital, too.”

“Wanted to check on Decker,” Quincy kind of mumbled. “He said to say hi.”

Dani squeezed the shy man’s arm. “Thank you, Quincy. That was thoughtful.”

Quincy shrugged. “He’s just a kid. He shouldn’t have to go through this.”

“No, he shouldn’t.” She hesitated, then leaned up and kissed his cheek. “It was still thoughtful.”

Quincy blushed. “I got something for Michael, too. Kate said he and Greg talked video games nonstop. It’s the newest Kingdom Hearts game. Kate said you’ve got Xbox, so that’s the one I picked.”

Dani felt hot tears stinging her eyes and wondered that she still had any left to shed. “That was so sweet,” she whispered. “He’ll love it.”

“You had to tell him that his mom was gone. I thought . . .” Quincy shrugged again, then grunted when Dani hugged him. “It’s not violent,” he managed through the hug. “Just cartoon-type monster killing. I figured you’d be okay with it.”

“She’s okay with it,” Troy said mildly. “Chill, Quince.”