Chapter 78

“What’s up, George?” Chief Bridges said as I settled in one of his side chairs.

I explained the situation in some detail, told him what I proposed to do about it, and he said, “Handle it, George, handle it. Handle it.”

Back in my office, I called Mrs. Odum and told her what we had.

“That’s amazing,” she said. “What are you going to do about it?”

“This is way beyond the scope of our office,” I said, “so I’m going to give Nick Metaxas a call. In any case, I think our little burglar has earned his deal.”

“I agree,” she said, “and I’ll pass that along to Mr. Baldwin.”

“Thank you, Ma’am.”

When I met with my lieutenants that afternoon, they were eager to know what was happening with the burglary case.