"Nora—" I started.

She cut me off. "Think I can still catch up to Meredith if I leave now?"

She definitely shouldn't, even if she could.

Sure, she couldn't work right now, but skipping town during an investigation? Bad move.

"Don't stress about it. Selene's just acting out because she's cornered." Nora paused, adding, "Really, we should be the ones getting her head checked."

Her attempt at humor didn't work on me. She flicked ...