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“Frank,” Burke quietly drew Sergeant Wells’ attention, and then gestured with a nod of his head to indicate they should move away from the group surrounding the bed.
“What’s the situation?” Wells asked the moment they were far enough from the group not to be overheard. “Have they caught him?”
Burke gave an ironic laugh. “I was just going to ask you the same question - what’s the situation here? As far as I know, they haven’t caught him,” he answered Wells’ question. “The armed response team was still searching the estate when Nate and I got there; he’s been detailed to keep Louisa Orchard out of Collins’ hair, and I was sent here to see if I can get anything more out of the boys.”
Wells accepted that equably, knowing that Burke wasn’t implying he had done a deficient job.
“So, what
