something in the mess of papers and folders on his desk, Dan said, “What do you want?”
Geri figured that Dan’s attitude probably had nothing to do with her; it was just leftover tension from his phone conversation.
“Maybe there’s a better time,” she said.
“What is it?” Dan said.
“We got a good lead in the Washington Heights shooting,” Geri said, then explained that Carlita Morales had given them a description of the shooter.
Instead of a pat on the back from Dan, or some kind of positive reaction, she got, “Why didn’t you get this sooner?”
Thinking,
Is he serious?
Geri said, “We tried to get it sooner, but the witness wouldn’t talk yesterday.”
“But now it’s what, thirty-six hours after the shooting took place?” Dan said. “The suspect could be on the other side of the world.”
“Sorry,” Geri said. “Next time I’ll use my psychic powers to get a description sooner.”
“Excuse me?” Dan said, though he’d obviously heard her.
“We’re lucky she talked at all,” Geri said. “What’s up with the attitude?”
“Never mind,” Dan said. “Let’s just move quickly. I’m under a lot of pressure on this case, okay? Washington Heights is a gentrified neighborhood; at least it’s supposed to be. The powers that be don’t want to see any more gang violence there.”
“Yeah, they want all the gang violence to stay tucked away in the Bronx, right?”
Geri was joking, but Dan stayed serious, saying, “Exactly.” Then he added, “So do you have any leads yet?”
“You mean in the four minutes since the sketch was completed? No, but the style of the killing definitely points toward DDP. The victim, Orlando Rojas, was apparently hooked on H, and a few of his friends told us that he’d seemed worried and stressed lately. As you know, DDP is big into heroin.”
“What about the shooter?” Dan asked impatiently.
“DDP sometimes uses newbies for their hits,” Geri said. “The shooter sounds young, maybe inexperienced; he could be a kid just off the boat. Now that we have a full description of the car we’re going to take another look at video in the area. We’ll also recanvass the areawith the sketch and see if we find somebody else who’s willing to talk. Hopefully it won’t mean needing another TB screening.”
“Any word on the gun?” Dan asked.
“Talked to ballistics this morning,” Geri said. “We got no priors on the weapon, which isn’t surprising. One thing about DDP—they aren’t stupid. Even when they use newbies for their hits they give them clean weapons. We probably have a better chance of finding that gun at the bottom of a river than in some database.”
“What about the car?”
“Possible make and model but no plate and no description of the driver, but hopefully we’ll make some progress on that front today. I’ll need as many officers as possible in the area this weekend, working the case.”
“The marathon’s this weekend, remember?”
“Come on, I’m talking about five to ten additional officers.”
“Look,” Dan said. “It sounds like you’re finally making some progress. Hopefully we can make a quick arrest today and we’ll all be happy. Just try to stay focused, okay?”
“Focused?” Geri was confused. “How am I not focused?”
“Look, I know the Olivia Becker case has been sucking up your time,” Dan said, “but you’re gonna have to let go of it.”
“Wait, so let me get this straight,” Geri said. “You think because I’m interested in a case that, by the way, might be related to a case that
is
my responsibility, that, what, I didn’t get that info out of Carlita Morales sooner? Is that what you honestly think?”
“Drop the Becker case,” Dan said. “It’s in excellent hands.”
“Over three weeks and no body and no leads,” Geri said. “Sorry, but I have a problem with
Geri figured that Dan’s attitude probably had nothing to do with her; it was just leftover tension from his phone conversation.
“Maybe there’s a better time,” she said.
“What is it?” Dan said.
“We got a good lead in the Washington Heights shooting,” Geri said, then explained that Carlita Morales had given them a description of the shooter.
Instead of a pat on the back from Dan, or some kind of positive reaction, she got, “Why didn’t you get this sooner?”
Thinking,
Is he serious?
Geri said, “We tried to get it sooner, but the witness wouldn’t talk yesterday.”
“But now it’s what, thirty-six hours after the shooting took place?” Dan said. “The suspect could be on the other side of the world.”
“Sorry,” Geri said. “Next time I’ll use my psychic powers to get a description sooner.”
“Excuse me?” Dan said, though he’d obviously heard her.
“We’re lucky she talked at all,” Geri said. “What’s up with the attitude?”
“Never mind,” Dan said. “Let’s just move quickly. I’m under a lot of pressure on this case, okay? Washington Heights is a gentrified neighborhood; at least it’s supposed to be. The powers that be don’t want to see any more gang violence there.”
“Yeah, they want all the gang violence to stay tucked away in the Bronx, right?”
Geri was joking, but Dan stayed serious, saying, “Exactly.” Then he added, “So do you have any leads yet?”
“You mean in the four minutes since the sketch was completed? No, but the style of the killing definitely points toward DDP. The victim, Orlando Rojas, was apparently hooked on H, and a few of his friends told us that he’d seemed worried and stressed lately. As you know, DDP is big into heroin.”
“What about the shooter?” Dan asked impatiently.
“DDP sometimes uses newbies for their hits,” Geri said. “The shooter sounds young, maybe inexperienced; he could be a kid just off the boat. Now that we have a full description of the car we’re going to take another look at video in the area. We’ll also recanvass the areawith the sketch and see if we find somebody else who’s willing to talk. Hopefully it won’t mean needing another TB screening.”
“Any word on the gun?” Dan asked.
“Talked to ballistics this morning,” Geri said. “We got no priors on the weapon, which isn’t surprising. One thing about DDP—they aren’t stupid. Even when they use newbies for their hits they give them clean weapons. We probably have a better chance of finding that gun at the bottom of a river than in some database.”
“What about the car?”
“Possible make and model but no plate and no description of the driver, but hopefully we’ll make some progress on that front today. I’ll need as many officers as possible in the area this weekend, working the case.”
“The marathon’s this weekend, remember?”
“Come on, I’m talking about five to ten additional officers.”
“Look,” Dan said. “It sounds like you’re finally making some progress. Hopefully we can make a quick arrest today and we’ll all be happy. Just try to stay focused, okay?”
“Focused?” Geri was confused. “How am I not focused?”
“Look, I know the Olivia Becker case has been sucking up your time,” Dan said, “but you’re gonna have to let go of it.”
“Wait, so let me get this straight,” Geri said. “You think because I’m interested in a case that, by the way, might be related to a case that
is
my responsibility, that, what, I didn’t get that info out of Carlita Morales sooner? Is that what you honestly think?”
“Drop the Becker case,” Dan said. “It’s in excellent hands.”
“Over three weeks and no body and no leads,” Geri said. “Sorry, but I have a problem with
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