CHAPTER TWELVE
Dusk had settled over the nation’s capital by the time Chloe pulled her car into the parking lot in front of her building. The officer she had spoken with assured her that there would be a policeman on the scene when she arrived. Sure enough, when she went running up the stairs and down the second floor hallway to her apartment, there was a female police officer waiting for her.
“Agent Fine?” she asked.
“Yeah.”
“I’m Officer Henley. Sorry to meet you under these circumstances.”
Chloe only gave a perfunctory nod as she pushed open her door. She looked at the hinges and saw where they showed signs of recent stress; one of them had been knocked slightly askew, the screw holding it in bent and slightly popped out. The chain lock had been snapped, the longer half hanging from
