CHAPTER FIVE
Olivia Tucker lived in a basic run-of-the-mill apartment in Jackson Heights. When Kate and DeMarco arrived, she was being visited by a local preacher. It was the preacher who answered the door, a tall black man who looked very somber and sad. He regarded the agents skeptically and sighed softly.
“Can I help you ladies?”
“We need to speak with Mrs. Tucker,” DeMarco said. “Who might you be?”
“I’m Leland Toombs, the pastor of her church. And who might you be?”
They went through the usual routine of showing their IDs and introducing themselves. Toombs took a tentative step back and gave them a disapproving look.
“You understand she is in a very distressed state, right?”
“Of course,” Kate said. “We’re trying to find her son’s killer and we are hoping she might be able to she
