Chapter 76

“As far as I know, nobody has, and I’d appreciate it very much if you developed instant amnesia, starting now.”

“Develop instant amnesia about what?” Carl said.

“I knew you’d understand.”

“Okay, guys,” Mike said, “that’s enough shop talk.”

“Have you seen what Lieutenant Sanchez has done with her apartment?” Carl said.

“She’s asked us to stop by,” I said, “but things have been just a bit too hectic.”

“Take her up on it when you can. She has really turned it into a nice place.”

“Good for her, she deserves it after what she’s been through.”

When we got home, I had two glasses of wine and crashed.

We were on a roller coaster at the office for the rest of the week, and every day that passed brought a new series of discoveries from what we began to refer to as “the house.” The gun found in the car in “the house” proved to be the murder weapon in all six drag queen related murders, and the late Leonard’s fingerprints were on the gun.