“Hey,” he said. “How’d it go?”

“Fine. Where are we with Olsen?”

“Honestly, Sam. Take a day off.”

“Answer the question, Sergeant!”

“Lindsey has tied the DNA collected from Olsen to the case Lucas brought us and one other, and we’re checking it against several other unsolved sexual assaults in the region. Olsen’s mother is hoping to get here tomorrow and wants to see her daughter.”

“Ugh,” Sam said.

“I’ll take care of her. Don’t worry. We also had a visit from Jesse Best, who heard us talking about DNA for a suspect who’s not in the system and suggested we look into FDS.”

“They outlawed that in the District and Maryland.”

“Right, but as Jesse said, if we find a related case in Virginia, it’s legal there.”

“Ah, good thinking. We’d have to exhaust all other options before we could even consider making a case for FDS with the mayor.”

“Right, and the downside is FDS can take months.”

“Did we get anywhere with the cameras in the park?”

“They were covered with snow at the time of Olsen’s murder, so we got dick there. We’re going back tomorrow around the same time as the murder to canvass, hoping someone saw something. No one was out today because of the snow.”

“Today has totally sucked donkey balls in every possible way.”

“Yep. Finally, and I’ve buried the headline here, but Best told us that Jeannie’s bust has led to a child trafficking ring that’s possibly involved hundreds of kids over the years.”

“Oh God.”

“Jeannie is upset about it, that people ignored Carisma for so long and what we could’ve stopped if only Stahl had given a fuck about her.”

“She’s not wrong.”

“No, she isn’t. She said you told her to meet with Trulo. I’ll stay on that.”

“Please do. And I’ll talk to her as soon as I can.”

“That’d help. Best is recommending Jeannie for a commendation.”

“She certainly deserves that and much more for this bust. Back to the case… What about the guy at Olsen’s school who was hassling her?”

“He has an alibi for the entire day.”

“I didn’t like him for it anyway. Anything else?”

“Not that I can think of. The snow slowed us down today, but we’ll be back at it in the morning.”

“I want to be kept in every loop. I’ll be working from home as soon as I can.”

“Got it. Let us know when we can visit.”

“Probably tomorrow.”

“Will do. Hope you feel better soon.”

“I feel fine,” Sam said.

“Because you’re still numbed up,” Nick said.

“They gave me the good drugs.”

“Be careful what you take,” Gonzo said, speaking from experience.

“I hear you. Send an update to the squad, will you?”

“Yep. Talk to you tomorrow.”

“Yes, you will.”