Chapter 100

“I couldn’t believe that one was the deputy police commissioner.” His eyes were still on the preparations for the coffee.

Maggie merely nodded. There were no words to express the feelings she’d been going through in these last hours. “You’re very lucky to have gotten there when you did.”

* * * *

Maggie couldn’t tell whether things were working quickly or slowly. They just happened.

Sometime just before dawn, there was a soft knock on the door. Pauly made it to the door as fast as he could. Deems came into the living room and sank down onto the couch. He looked exhausted. They could tell he’d been working all night.

“How is she doing?” was the first thing he asked.