5.

Molly sat with Jesse in his office.

“Nobody on Stiles Island will say anything about Mr. Cromartie,” she said.

“Neither will Marcy Campbell,” Jesse said.

“Even though you questioned her all night?” Molly said.

Jesse raised his eyebrows at her.

“I’m a law officer,” Molly said. “I have my sources.”

Jesse nodded.

“She feels he saved her life,” Jesse said.

“All the hostages do,” Molly said.

“All women,” Jesse said.

“I told you he’s a hunk,” Molly said.

“Maybe they’re right,” Jesse said.

“That he did save their lives?”

“Yeah.”

“Maybe they are,” Molly said. “Still, a lot of people got killed, including two of us.”

“And the only thing I saw him do was rescue the women,” Jesse said.

“The other people,” Molly said, “people in the bank, homeowners, other businesspeople, they won’t even say he was there. They’re scared, afraid to re-involve with him.”

“Don’t blame them,” Jesse said.

“So, we got no case.”

“No,” Jesse said. “I talked to Healy. No warrants out on him. I talked to my guy Travis, in Tucson. Nothing. Crow doesn’t seem to have been detected in a criminal act since he left here.”

“With enough money to retire,” Molly said.

“So how come all of a sudden he’s out of retirement?” Jesse said.

“Well, he isn’t, actually,” Molly said. “He hasn’t done anything but come here and say hello.”

“So far,” Jesse said.

Suitcase Simpson knocked on the doorframe and came into the office carrying a large foam cup of coffee.

“How’s the crime situation at Dunkin’ Donuts?” Jesse said.

“Under continuous surveillance,” Suit said. “I got a little news.”

Jesse waited.

“Wilson Cromartie just rented a place on Strawberry Cove,” he said. “You know who the broker was?”

“Marcy Campbell,” Jesse said.

Suit looked disappointed.

“You knew that?” he said.

“No, but what other broker would he know in town?”

Molly smiled at Jesse.

“She mention that to you last night, Jesse?” she said.

“No.”

“Odd,” Molly said.

Jesse nodded.

“You saw Marcy last night?” Suit said.

“She won’t testify against Crow,” Jesse said.

“Despite intensive interrogation,” Molly said.

“Intensive,” Jesse said.

Suit looked at both of them and decided to let it be.

“So I figure he’s planning on staying awhile.”

“Give us more time to bust him,” Jesse said.

“If we can,” Molly said.

“Sooner or later,” Jesse said.


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