They opted to walk to Karen Fox's office since it was only two blocks away from the police station. Nick had said he thought it would give her a few minutes to adjust and clear her head. She pulled her jacket tighter to her chest. The only thing that would clear her head was to make all of this go away.

She felt sick. Back at the police station, seeing those X-rays and hearing what had been done to her former neighbor had bile rising in her throat. The queasiness hadn't passed ...