Strays

Caleb dropped a new file on Emma’s desk and she gave it a skeptical look. He grinned. “Don’t worry. This one is for real. We got a tip of a possible drug ring running out of Brooklyn. I got permission for our first stake-out, tonight.”As he was talking, she flipped through the file, looking it over, quickly. “It’s thin. I’m surprised you got approval.”

Caleb found some girls to talk to fairly quickly. He’d dealt with situations like this before and knew just where to look. He smiled, cordially, as he approached the group. Emma elected to stay in the car. Caleb resisted the urge to frown as he realized none of their cake-make-up faces were familiar. It was always harder to get information from girls who didn’t know him. One was wearing a red wig with matching lipstick and gold eye shadow. One had bleach-blonde hair, pink lips and blue eyelids. The third had decided to be a bit bolder with a black wig, lips and eye shadow.“Good afternoon.” He didn’t flash his badge, yet, not wanting

“You like him for it?” Greene asked his partner as they left the don’s place.Emma shrugged. “Not especially. I don’t see a motive. Of course, we can’t be sure of anything until we get more information.He nodded his agreement. “Shall we move on to Donati, then?”“Might as wel

The house was a mess and Camille knew it. Once she got the girls to bed, she started cleaning up, but then remembered she needed to make dinner for Joseph. His meal consisted of some boiled chicken. It wasn’t fancy, but she had worked overtime and couldn’t do much. It had been a few weeks since their fight and she didn’t want another one.She was picking toys off the floor when he came in and she smiled at him. “How was your night?”He rubbed his head. “It was