Chapter 18 - CYA
“Why are we wasting our time here if Crane isn’t coming?” the Mayor of Zanesville prodded Todd Bell.
“She’s working the case, as we speak. We need to give her some time, is all.”
“Buy her some time, don’t you mean? This is going to come back to bite us all.”
Andrea took it all in, listening not speaking. The DA would do that, if he felt a need. Mel hadn’t done anything illegal. The plan had backfired. If they knew the details, they would see that. All the due diligence in the world wouldn’t have uncovered the plot in this one.
“We’ve got to cover all our...our bases, folks,” Commissioner Randolf was saying. “If she can’t find Sheila Ford, we’re going to need to make sure we’re all protected from the firestorm the public is going to rain down on the Sheriff’s Departmen
