MARKED BY DECEPTION
I hesitated, before asking, “Detective, if it’s not too much to ask... are you sure Rowan is innocent? It’s only been a month. More evidence could come up and—”
“I understand your frustration, Miss Lila. Really, I do. If it were up to me, I’d still be digging,” he said, his voice low and honest. “But the order to close the case came from above. Way above.”
“Oh.”
“Yeah.”
“But what about the strange mark on his car?” I pressed. “the scratches that ran along the door it damaged the car paint. Did you ever find out anything about it?”
He shook his head. “No. We didn’t.”
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