Chapter 40: The Narrow Door

Su crossed out the first theory that would have cleared Shen Mo. It depended on qi. DDA Helen Shaw watched the red line pass through three paragraphs. "You understand this is the part where most suspended detectives try to save themselves." "That theory won't survive a defense motion." "Neither may your career." "Then we agree on two things." Shaw's mouth pulled toward the beginning of a smile. The expression vanished before Lieutenant Vega entered the conference room. Sunday had emptied Major Crimes of everyone except the people who could no longer afford a day off. Hollis stood beside a wall map with his reading glasses low on his nose. Ruiz had brought her body-camera file in a sealed evidence drive. Desai sat beneath a dead clock with a thin file open before her. Su took the chair farthest from Vega. Her badge and pistol were still in the cardboard property…