Chapter 126

When Mike entered the room, Peck gestured him to a seat, saying, after studying him, “You’re the man responsible for eliminating Ogden Reed.”

“I suppose you could put it that way,” Mike replied warily, unsure if Peck was upset or not. “It was him or me.”

“From what I understand, it was almost you. Congratulations on surviving. Now, why are you here?”

“Not for the reason you probably think. I’m with homicide, not narcotics,” Mike replied. Peck’s only response was a nod and a slight darkening of his expression, so Mike continued. “I was in the process of investigating the murder of a young man, Jon Watts, who had met one Thomas Irwin at a club a month before he died. Then Grant Newton, a man connected to Watts and Irwin, was murdered by Irwin. I located Irwin and intended on arresting him at the rooming house where he was hiding out. You’re obviously aware of what happened. Reed shot Irwin, then me. I returned fire and he died.”

“You had proof Irwin killed both men?”