"Here you go, Nick." Wally Weaver, the ZPD's best technician, dropped a folder on the fox's desk.
Nick looked through the report, then up at the beaver. "You checked everything?"
Judy frowned and took the report as Weaver shrugged. "All I could find was a call that was placed to Wilson's cell phone at three in the morning. The phone was located at the trailer on the construction site, but whoever placed the call must have used a burner phone. If you have a suspect I can check their phones but you know how this is going to go."
"I know. Thanks, Wally."
The beaver left and Nick leaned back in his chair. "What do you think?"
Judy hesitated, then said firmly, "It sounds to me like Wilson is being set up."
The fox sighed. "It sounds that way to me too. If he's telling the truth. We only have his word that the phone call is what got him off the site before the explosion."
Judy handed the report back to Nick. "Well, he could have had somebody call to set up an alibi but are we really supposed to believe he was smart enough to think that far ahead and stupid enough to let himself be the only suspect?"
"No, but we'll never find the burner. Whoever used it threw it away right after they made the call." Nick stood up and stretched. "I'm too tired to think straight. I'm going home unless you have any ideas."
"I'd like to know why Billy Wilson was living in a trailer on the construction site instead of his home. And I'd like to interview Adam Wuchak." Judy yawned. "Right after I get some sleep."
Clawhauser poked his head into their cubicle. "Chief Bogo wants to see you both right away."
Nick groaned. "Can't it wait? We're exhausted."
Judy gave her partner a look. "We'll be right there." Clawhauser nodded and left and the bunny huffed in annoyance. "Honestly, Nick, you're going to have us on night duty for the rest of our lives! If the chief wants to see us, we have to go. You know that."
The fox held up a paw. "Okay, okay. Just don't blame me if I say something stupid."
"I doubt the chief will even notice if you do," snapped the bunny.
They trudged over to Bogo's office. His door was open, and at his gruff order they went in and climbed onto a chair in front of his desk, leaning on each other out of sheer weariness.
The cape buffalo narrowed his eyes. "If I can trouble you to stay awake, I'd like a report on the explosion at Kopje Court."
Judy sat up straighter. "There's not much to report, sir. We have a statement from Billy Wilson, the foreman at the construction site. He claims to have received a phone call at 3:00 am from the owner of the building, Adam Wuchak, asking him to meet at the Tip Top Diner. The explosion occurred while he was away from the site but Mr Wuchak says he didn't make the call."
"Was a call actually made?" asked Bogo.
"Weaver says there was." Nick bit back a yawn as the chief glared at him. "Sorry, sir. Wilson did get called on his cell phone and the phone was located at Kopje Court, but as to who made the call…" The fox shrugged. "It's possible the call was made to set up Wilson to take the blame for the explosion but if that's the case, it'll be a burner phone and it's probably been destroyed."
Bogo frowned. "Do you have any leads?"
"Billy Wilson was living in a trailer at the construction site," said Judy. "Whether or not that's related to the explosion, I think it's an area worth exploring. So is Adam Wuchak's background. He owns the site, he had to have insurance to get building permits. Maybe it was worth more to wreck the project than finish it."
Bogo tapped his desk thoughtfully. "I'm taking you both off night duty…" Nick and Judy perked up and the cape buffalo glared. "Until you clear this case." The fox and the bunny slumped and the chief softened his tone. "You can take the rest of the day off, but I want you to get started bright and early tomorrow."