Chapter 58

“It’s been just the two of us for so long.” His voice started to break. “Mark…. Jesus….”

“We’ll be there in a couple of minutes. Are you listening to me, Mann?” I waited until he nodded. “I’ll let you off at the ED so you can go right in. I’ll be with you as soon as I park the car.”

“Thank you.” His voice was under control once more.

“If you thank me one more time, I’m gonna kick you in the ass. Don’t get soft on me.” The brakes screeched as I pulled to a stop in front of the ED. “Now, get going!”

“Okay, Vincent.” A brief squeeze to my arm, and he was out of the car and heading into the ED on the run.

There was a tap on my window. A police officer was standing there, and I lowered it.

“I’m sorry, sir. You can’t…. Oh, Mr. Vincent. I’m sorry; I didn’t know it was you.”

“Not a problem, Samuels.” Samuels was one of my sources on the DCPD. “What are you doing here?”

“My partner and I are investigating that crash on the Beltway.”