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avenues before they foundthe one that would lead them to the right answer. To the man or men responsible for all that destruction.
“But maybe they weren’t all set by the same guy,” Ethan insisted. “But they were all set.”
Ethan, Dax, Youngman and Ortiz all turned to see Kansas walking into the small, cluttered room that the task force was temporarily using to cut down on any distractions from the other detectives.
She walked as if she owned the room.
“And we won’t come up with the wrong answer,” she assured them with feeling. “If we just keep talking all this out long enough, we’re going to either find the answer, which has been right in front of us all along, or stumble across something that’ll eventually lead us to the right answer.
“But one way or the other,” Kansas concluded, “we are going to get to the bottom of this.”
Her eyes swept over the four detectives. There was no mistaking the confidence in her voice.
Ethan couldn’t help wondering if she meant it, or if she was just saying that for their benefit, giving them a glimpse of her own version of whistling in the dark to keep the demons at bay.
It wouldn’t be the first time that he’d encountered female bravado. Because of his sister, Greer, he’d been raised with it. He had a gut feeling that the two women were very much alike.
Chapter 6
E than was the first to break the silence.
“My money’s still on an arsonist doing this,” he said even though he knew that the new, adjunct member of the team vehemently disagreed with this theory.
Kansas thought about holding her tongue. She was, after all, the outsider here, and arguing was not the way to become part of the team. She’d stated her point of view and should just let it go at that.
But she’d never been one to merely go with the flow. It just wasn’t part of her nature. The words seemed to come out almost of their own accord.
“Where’s the profit to be gained from burning down a church and an abused-women’s shelter that’s already pretty run-down?” she challenged.
“Real estate,” Ethan argued. “The places aren’t worth anything as they are, and there might be little or no insurance on the structures, so there’s definitely notenough money to rebuild. That would make whoever owns the property willing and maybe eager to sell.” He shrugged. “Maybe they feel that they can start somewhere else with the money they get from selling the land the property stands on.”
Kansas rolled her eyes at his explanation. “So, in your opinion, some big, bad CEO is paying someone to run around and burn down buildings in and around Aurora in order to put together a colossal shopping mall or something to that effect?”
Ethan scowled. He didn’t care for her dismissive tone. “It sounds stupid when you say it that way,” he accused.
“That’s because it is stupid—no matter which way you say it,” Kansas pointed out, happy that he got the point.
Dax literally got in between his cousin and the woman his father felt they needed to work with.
“Children, children, play nice,” he instructed, looking from one to the other to make sure that his words sank in. “And in the meantime,” he said, turning to another detective, “Ortiz, see if you can check with Records down at the civic center to see if anyone has put in for permits to start building anything of any consequence.”
“If Ortiz doesn’t find anything, it doesn’t mean the theory doesn’t hold up,” Ethan interjected.
Dax crossed his arms before his chest, striking a pose that said he was waiting for more. “Go ahead. I’m listening.”
“It just means that whoever it is who’s doing this hasn’t had time to properly file his intent to buildwhatever it is that he’s going to build,” Ethan explained. “The destroyed properties are far from desirable, so maybe he figures he has time. And the longer he takes to get to ‘step two,’ the less likely it’ll be that someone will
“But maybe they weren’t all set by the same guy,” Ethan insisted. “But they were all set.”
Ethan, Dax, Youngman and Ortiz all turned to see Kansas walking into the small, cluttered room that the task force was temporarily using to cut down on any distractions from the other detectives.
She walked as if she owned the room.
“And we won’t come up with the wrong answer,” she assured them with feeling. “If we just keep talking all this out long enough, we’re going to either find the answer, which has been right in front of us all along, or stumble across something that’ll eventually lead us to the right answer.
“But one way or the other,” Kansas concluded, “we are going to get to the bottom of this.”
Her eyes swept over the four detectives. There was no mistaking the confidence in her voice.
Ethan couldn’t help wondering if she meant it, or if she was just saying that for their benefit, giving them a glimpse of her own version of whistling in the dark to keep the demons at bay.
It wouldn’t be the first time that he’d encountered female bravado. Because of his sister, Greer, he’d been raised with it. He had a gut feeling that the two women were very much alike.
Chapter 6
E than was the first to break the silence.
“My money’s still on an arsonist doing this,” he said even though he knew that the new, adjunct member of the team vehemently disagreed with this theory.
Kansas thought about holding her tongue. She was, after all, the outsider here, and arguing was not the way to become part of the team. She’d stated her point of view and should just let it go at that.
But she’d never been one to merely go with the flow. It just wasn’t part of her nature. The words seemed to come out almost of their own accord.
“Where’s the profit to be gained from burning down a church and an abused-women’s shelter that’s already pretty run-down?” she challenged.
“Real estate,” Ethan argued. “The places aren’t worth anything as they are, and there might be little or no insurance on the structures, so there’s definitely notenough money to rebuild. That would make whoever owns the property willing and maybe eager to sell.” He shrugged. “Maybe they feel that they can start somewhere else with the money they get from selling the land the property stands on.”
Kansas rolled her eyes at his explanation. “So, in your opinion, some big, bad CEO is paying someone to run around and burn down buildings in and around Aurora in order to put together a colossal shopping mall or something to that effect?”
Ethan scowled. He didn’t care for her dismissive tone. “It sounds stupid when you say it that way,” he accused.
“That’s because it is stupid—no matter which way you say it,” Kansas pointed out, happy that he got the point.
Dax literally got in between his cousin and the woman his father felt they needed to work with.
“Children, children, play nice,” he instructed, looking from one to the other to make sure that his words sank in. “And in the meantime,” he said, turning to another detective, “Ortiz, see if you can check with Records down at the civic center to see if anyone has put in for permits to start building anything of any consequence.”
“If Ortiz doesn’t find anything, it doesn’t mean the theory doesn’t hold up,” Ethan interjected.
Dax crossed his arms before his chest, striking a pose that said he was waiting for more. “Go ahead. I’m listening.”
“It just means that whoever it is who’s doing this hasn’t had time to properly file his intent to buildwhatever it is that he’s going to build,” Ethan explained. “The destroyed properties are far from desirable, so maybe he figures he has time. And the longer he takes to get to ‘step two,’ the less likely it’ll be that someone will
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