Then, Tora took off her badge, gun, and shoved them into the man’s chest.
“You can take this job and shove it, too. I’m out,” she said, staring at her partner. “Mac, it’s been real. I’m done.”
Then, she walked away.
Mac sighed.
“You just couldn’t treat everyone the same,” he said, doing the same thing his partner did. “You had to fixate on her, making her miserable when she told you she wasn’t interested.” Then, he followed Tora away from the man.
He stood there holding two badges and guns.
“Well, that was how not to retain employees,” Elizabeth said, shaking her head.
The man lost his cool.
“Good riddance!” he shouted. “You were shit detectives!”
Elizabeth waited for it, because there was no doubt the man was going to lose his mind—on her next.
“I want jurisdiction back. I’ll get it too. David, you’re up. Hang with the Director until she passes it off!”
Elizabeth had bad news for him.
“Uh, yeah, no. We have federal warrants in, and those graves are about to be opened at some point today. You can hope, wish, and do any dance you want, but I’m willing to bet that any of the federal judges that I know are going to shit all over your request. This person has likely killed over ten people, and you’re not equipped to handle it. You just lost the two cops who could—no offense, Detective. I’m sure you’re capable.”
The man just shrugged.
“If you need help, Director, I’m more than willing to do what I can, since I feel like this started with the original graves being robbed.”
Oh, it did, but she wasn’t admitting that.
“I’ll make sure I send over an update when I get a chance,” she said to Frank. “I’m very busy. I wouldn’t hold your breath,” she admitted. “It might be a day or five.”
Then, she saluted with a tap of two fingers to her brow.
It was condescending, but you reaped what you sowed. Her daddy and the Bible taught her that.
As they headed toward the two ex-detectives, Elizabeth was watching their body language. Mac had his hand on her cheek, and in that moment, she knew.
“They absolutely are a couple,” she said. “Me thinks I’ve been bamboozled.”
Ivan laughed.
“Yeah, they are. Look at the way she’s staring into his eyes, and he’s inches from her. Friends, even close ones, don’t get that close. I’ve never put my chest that close to yours, mostly because I’m afraid I’ll get cooties.”
She snorted.
Oh, well, the two ex-cops were about to learn a valuable lesson.
Don’t.
Lie.
As she moved toward them, they both stepped apart. That’s when Tora went there.
“I guess our offer to be agents is rescinded too, after that,” she admitted.
Elizabeth shrugged.
