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“Dammit!” Mitchell swore and slammed his clenched fist down on the counter.
Melissa could see that he was furious at having been forced to release Zack Wild – she was not prepared to say so, but she could understand the position taken by Wild’s solicitor; there was no evidence, so he had to be released without charge – and wanted to get out of the way before that anger was turned on her. Unfortunately, a quick exit was not possible, there was still the end of day chores to be taken care of, and Oliver Ryder, who was still in his cell, to be dealt with.
She doubted that Mitchell was going to get around to sorting out Oliver’s situation before morning, which meant an officer was going to have to stay at the station overnight to watch him.
“Do you want me to stay and keep an eye on Oll
