XXVII. Captain Kelly was watching James’s Romeroesue shuffle/stagger over to his squad car and was about to intercept him and suggest that he have one of the officers drive him home when Detective Nellis ran over to him in a panic. “Captain Kelly! Sir, I can’t get Vargas and Johnson on the radio. They‘re staked out at Mrs. Davis’ house!” Nellis was holding his balding head in his hand and his eyes were jittery and frightened. “Now I can’t get them on the radio. I can’t think of a reason they’d be out of their car.” “There ain’t no toilet in that car is there?” “No, sir.” “And you can’t think of one reason why they’d be out of their car? Try them again before we call SWAT.” Nellis looked like he was about to cry as he raised the cell phone to his lips. The Captain was playing it cool even though the hairs on the back of his neck were standing up.
