She lays it out for this guy, a homicide detective, just as she did for Bishop inside at the bar, but this time she does it faster, and almost in a sort of code, or shorthand. The contact listens, interjecting only once with a low whistle of disbelief. This is when she mentions that the Feds might already be involved. He says he’ll run it up the line and get right back to her. Then Ellen suggests to Bishop that they return to Manhattan without delay. The shootings took place there, and if there’s going to be another one, or any development at all, that’s more than likely where it’ll happen. Any Atherton-based information about the Coadys they can get by phone or online. Bishop is still in a state of shock, and Ellen has to prod him into a response. They eventually come to an arrangement—Ellen will drop her rental off locally, and then they’ll head back together in Bishop’s car. Ellen offers to drive, but Bishop says he’s fine, that it’ll be a distraction. Within half an hour they’re on I-87.
