Stella tapped on the glass window of Mac▓s office. Looking up from his work, the detective motioned her inside.
⌠What brings you here?■ He asked, and Stella opened the case file on Lance Talkington.
⌠I talked to Lacy Dalton at the prison this morning,■ she said, sitting down in a chair across from Mac▓s desk.
Mac nodded, and leaned forward, resting his arms on his desk.
⌠Something▓s fishy about this case, Mac,■ Stella said, and her supervisor sighed.
⌠A lot is fishy about this case,■ he said, causing Stella to raise an eyebrow.
⌠You noticed it to, didn▓t you?■ She asked, and Mac nodded again.
⌠That warden is hiding something, and I want to know what it is.■ he said.
Stella was relieved to know she wasn▓t the only one harboring suspicions about the warden at the prison.
⌠See if you can bring Lacey in for questioning away from the warden▓s eagle eye,■ he suggested, adding,
⌠From what I can tell, he pretty well controls the guards with the same iron fist he does the convicts. I don▓t like the way his staff seems to be almost afraid of him.■
Stella bit her lip, tapping her pencil against her chin in thought.
⌠I hope asking her to come in doesn▓t cause any retaliation against her,■ Stella said.
⌠If it does,■ Mac said, the look in his eye hard,
⌠We▓ll bring him up on harassment charges.
Stella stood, closing the file and putting it under her arm. ⌠I will give her a call and see if we can get her to come down then.■ She said, and at Mac▓s dismissive nod, left the office.