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“I’ve been removed entirely from the case,” he stated. “Summers is still working it, but he has been ordered to report straight to Detective Wilcome. I’m not to know anything about the case from now on. Wilcome said it’s a conflict of interest, but I think he’s just doing what he needs to in order to ensure I don’t share any of the details with you.”
Rilynne felt a twinge of guilt, though she wasn’t sure why. “So they sent you home?”
He shook his head as he started kneading the bottom of her right foot. “They just needed me out of the lab for a few hours so they could process everything. And before you ask, no, I have no idea what they were looking at. They didn’t even pull it out until I left the room.”
She couldn’t help but worry about what they might have discovered that they wouldn’t even look at with Ben around. If someone was truly intent on bringing her down, there was not telling what lengths they might have taken to ensure she take the fall. “I don’t imagine my appearance at the station this morning helped with that at all,” she stated.
Ben grinned. “Like anyone was actually shocked when you did,” he chortled. “I was surprised you waited so long. Matthews told me what he told you outside the station. He was right about one thing; District Attorney Greene is out for blood. She was hanging out in the lab when I left. I think she’s trying to show that the department will be even harder on one of our own. She appears to be worrying about backlash like we had after Nicole.”
“Sorry you got caught up in the middle of all this,” she said. “I know it must be hard for you to be out of the loop on everything. Especially being kicked out of your own lab.”
He shrugged. “It is what it is. I guarantee it’s not even close to as hard as it is for you to be in the dark on this case.”
“How long do you think it will be before you’re allowed back in the lab?” she asked.
“I don’t imagine they would try to keep me out after tomorrow morning,” he replied. “There are a dozen other cases being handled in the lab right now, and they won’t push them aside forever.” He paused for a moment as he looked at the bottom of her foot. Rilynne was about to ask him what was wrong, when she stopped herself.
“Broken glass,” she stated. He looked up at her curiously, so she continued. “Christopher smashed all of the pictures hanging in the hall the night he faked his death, and I had to walk through it to get to the bedroom. They pulled close to two dozen pieces out, not counting the little slivers. The guys at the station actually insisted on keeping them in a jar in the office. They said it was a testament to my strength. I just saw it as a reminder.”
“Well, you definitely are one of the toughest people I’ve ever met,” he said as he started rubbing her feet again. “Not to mention fearless. I don’t think anyone else would have barged into the station like you did this morning. I’m just glad I was around to see it. I really thought the district attorney’s head was going to explode.”
Rilynne chuckled. “It will definitely be interesting to see how she reacts toward me after this is all cleared up.”
“I imagine it will be the same type of reception I had after everyone thought I was a serial killer,” he chortled. “A lot of guilty looks and uncomfortable smiles.”
“Well, you can bet I won’t walk in and announce to the room that I didn’t turn out to be a killer like they all thought, like you did,” she stated. She couldn’t stop from laughing as she thought back to it. “Oh, how I wish I had gotten that on video. Between your cocky grin and the astonished look on everyone’s face, it was probably one of my favorite moments.”
He shrugged and said, “I just wanted to make sure no one had missed the official announcement.”
Rilynne rolled her eyes.
“Ross still had the best reaction,” he said. “He looked down right
Rilynne felt a twinge of guilt, though she wasn’t sure why. “So they sent you home?”
He shook his head as he started kneading the bottom of her right foot. “They just needed me out of the lab for a few hours so they could process everything. And before you ask, no, I have no idea what they were looking at. They didn’t even pull it out until I left the room.”
She couldn’t help but worry about what they might have discovered that they wouldn’t even look at with Ben around. If someone was truly intent on bringing her down, there was not telling what lengths they might have taken to ensure she take the fall. “I don’t imagine my appearance at the station this morning helped with that at all,” she stated.
Ben grinned. “Like anyone was actually shocked when you did,” he chortled. “I was surprised you waited so long. Matthews told me what he told you outside the station. He was right about one thing; District Attorney Greene is out for blood. She was hanging out in the lab when I left. I think she’s trying to show that the department will be even harder on one of our own. She appears to be worrying about backlash like we had after Nicole.”
“Sorry you got caught up in the middle of all this,” she said. “I know it must be hard for you to be out of the loop on everything. Especially being kicked out of your own lab.”
He shrugged. “It is what it is. I guarantee it’s not even close to as hard as it is for you to be in the dark on this case.”
“How long do you think it will be before you’re allowed back in the lab?” she asked.
“I don’t imagine they would try to keep me out after tomorrow morning,” he replied. “There are a dozen other cases being handled in the lab right now, and they won’t push them aside forever.” He paused for a moment as he looked at the bottom of her foot. Rilynne was about to ask him what was wrong, when she stopped herself.
“Broken glass,” she stated. He looked up at her curiously, so she continued. “Christopher smashed all of the pictures hanging in the hall the night he faked his death, and I had to walk through it to get to the bedroom. They pulled close to two dozen pieces out, not counting the little slivers. The guys at the station actually insisted on keeping them in a jar in the office. They said it was a testament to my strength. I just saw it as a reminder.”
“Well, you definitely are one of the toughest people I’ve ever met,” he said as he started rubbing her feet again. “Not to mention fearless. I don’t think anyone else would have barged into the station like you did this morning. I’m just glad I was around to see it. I really thought the district attorney’s head was going to explode.”
Rilynne chuckled. “It will definitely be interesting to see how she reacts toward me after this is all cleared up.”
“I imagine it will be the same type of reception I had after everyone thought I was a serial killer,” he chortled. “A lot of guilty looks and uncomfortable smiles.”
“Well, you can bet I won’t walk in and announce to the room that I didn’t turn out to be a killer like they all thought, like you did,” she stated. She couldn’t stop from laughing as she thought back to it. “Oh, how I wish I had gotten that on video. Between your cocky grin and the astonished look on everyone’s face, it was probably one of my favorite moments.”
He shrugged and said, “I just wanted to make sure no one had missed the official announcement.”
Rilynne rolled her eyes.
“Ross still had the best reaction,” he said. “He looked down right
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