INT. - 9th PRECINCT BULLPEN to PRIVATE ROOM - NOON

Gerri tossed her jacket over the back of her chair and settled into her desk. A returned message waited for her, from Eureka Chem. Turned out Irene Trenton cancelled her weekend in Chicago at the last minute, but did it by text. Which they'd found odd, according to the VP of sales who got back to the detective.

So, whoever nabbed Irene covered their tracks to ensure enough time with the victim. But had no qualms in ...