Chapter 17

A side door opened. Elena stepped into the lobby, wearing a dark blue pantsuit. “Hey, you ready to go to the crime scene?”

“Of course,” I said. A man wearing a tie and a badge, stepped out of the room from where she appeared. One of the conditions for me, as a criminal defense attorney, in visiting the crime scene was that a prosecutor had to be present. This ensured I couldn’t change anything while there. Additionally, if a prosecutor was present, the prosecutor could hear any conversations between the police and myself.

She introduced me to the dark-haired, but fair-skinned man with the badge. “Detective Gary Bush, this is Jake Chandler.”

“Nice to meet you.” I shook his hand. “Are you the escort?”

“Yes, there are two of us going. Just waiting on my partner.”

Soon as he said that, a different side door opened. “Ah, here he is,” Gary said.

I turned.

Ivan Petrov!

“Mr. Chandler, this is Detective Petrov.”