Chapter 289: Barry Clement

We returned to the foyer to find Barry and Mom had returned, the intern looking perkier, though he was still a bit wobbly. Still, he nodded to Jill as we entered, Eddie's anger flaring at the sight of Frieda who glared back.

"I'm going to take a look at the body," he said, turning toward the study. "In there?"

I left Jill to her job and led Barry inside, keeping my distance as he knelt next to the corpse and started his work. I'd been up close and personal with enough dead people in the last few years that the novelty had worn thin.

"Um, yeah." He glanced over his shoulder at me, his eyes careful. "I can take it from here."

Whatever. Kid had a lot to learn. "I'm a deputy," I said, flashing the badge Jill gave me, feeling weirdly excited to do so like I'd been wanting to forever and only now had the chance. Grow up, Fee. "Just tell me."

He still hesitated, frowning. "I need to see paperwork on that."