Chapter 23

Mike nodded, beckoning for Taylor and another officer to come with him. “Taylor will take the elevator, you and I will take the emergency stairs, Jenkins,” he said to the second officer.

Mike and Jenkins took out their weapons as they started up the stairs.

“Just what I needed, more cardio,” Jenkins muttered, earning a brief smile from Mike.

When they got to the third floor, Taylor was waiting by the elevator. “That way,” he said, pointing to the left. “End of the hallway.”

“Neighbors?” Mike asked.

“The room next to his if vacant, according to the owner. The guy across the hall works nights. The one Irwin’s in belongs to a woman. One Edna Smith.”

“Is she in there?”

Taylor shook his head. “She’s our informant.”