Chapter 78
“What’s up, George?” Chief Bridges said as I settled in one of his side chairs.
I explained the situation in some detail, told him what I proposed to do about it, and he said, “Handle it, George, handle it. Handle it.”
Back in my office, I called Mrs. Odum and told her what we had.
“That’s amazing,” she said. “What are you going to do about it?”
“This is way beyond the scope of our office,” I said, “so I’m going to give Nick Metaxas a call. In any case, I think our little burglar has earned his deal.”
“I agree,” she said, “and I’ll pass that along to Mr. Baldwin.”
“Thank you, Ma’am.”
When I met with my lieutenants that afternoon, they were eager to know what was happening with the burglary case.