CHAPTER ELEVEN
Jake hesitated before he punched in the phone number.
This isn’t going to be pleasant, he thought.
As he braced himself to make the call, Jake watched Riley walk over to the police car, where music still blared through the open window. He saw her speak to Wally, who nodded to her. Then Riley climbed into the car, so apparently the cop was willing to give them a ride to their next stop. At least that was taken care of.
Jake turned his attention back to the phone and entered the private number for Special Agent in Charge Erik Lehl at Quantico.
The last time he’d seen Lehl had been to ask for a few days of vacation time. Jake had given no hint that he’d be checking into a murder case.
He wondered how his boss was going to react to the truth.
For all Jake knew, Lehl might
