Chapter 20: The Line of Intent

The warrant described Arthur Lindqvist's office as two rooms, one storage alcove, and all containers capable of holding documentary evidence. Mo read the final phrase twice. "The law suspects the furniture," he said. Su looked up from the search log without stopping her pen. "The furniture has rights. We have to be specific." "More rights than I had during interrogation." "You opened your handcuffs." "After you closed them." Across the office, Hollis lowered a box of evidence bags. "I can leave if you two need to revisit the arrest." Su's gaze stayed on Mo, and color rose under the composure she wore for work. "We're executing a warrant," she said. Mo folded the copy and returned it to her. Ruiz made a sound behind her mask that could have been a cough. The office had changed since Lindqvist's death. His body was gone, the spilled coffee had dried to a…