CHAPTER 26
BACK AT RIVERLEY, my phone rang as we walked up the front steps. Leah calling.
“Dan, we need you in the office. Jorge’s been watching the suspect in the Hawkins case, and the guy’s packing a suitcase. We think he’s gonna run.”
Talk about bad timing. Who could I palm Stefanie off on? Bradley? Mrs. Fairfax?
I was just considering the options when Lyle meandered through from the kitchen, and the look in his eyes said, “Cha-ching!”
Perfect.
He stared at Stefanie, shuffling from foot to foot until I introduced them. Then he blushed pink as he shook her hand.
“Stefanie’s going to be staying with us for a little while. She’s got a small problem that means she can’t go back home.”
“Oh, me too! My lobby’s full of reporters. Want me to show you around?”
She smiled shyly. “I’d lik
