Pt2

Detective Hanson led her to a room. It was devoid of any warmth and color. There to the left was the two-way mirror and only two chairs. At the base of the feet were two half moons welded to the floor. Emma Jean naturally assumed this was to keep prisoners from harming themselves or their visitors. She looked to the detective. “Is this really necessary?”

Kenji followed inside the room, leaning against a wall. He spoke before Detective Hanson spoke. “Yes, you don’t know how he will react to you.”

Detective Hanson opened the door for another officer to bring in Kieran. “He’s right. We don’t know how either of them will react. It’s better to be safe than sorry.” 

She nodded her head in understanding. Kieran was just inside the doors now. He looked haggard and unclean. She held her hand up to her nose. A stench reached her before he even sat down. She glared at the detective. “You couldn’t let hi