He also launched into periodic tirades about the sluggish pace and general ineptitude with which the police investigation was being conducted. He demanded immediate answers to questions to which no one had answers. He refused to accept honest replies such as, “We don’t know, but we’re doing all we can to find out.” Unfortunately DeeDee had been put in charge of him. After cordoning off a larger section of the bridge to include the carrier and the ladder leading down to it, DeeDee had accompanied Bill Gerard and the judge back to police headquarters, while Duncan and Worley stayed behind to coordinate the investigation, which would involve several other law enforcement agencies. She resented that they’d have all the fun, while she’d been assigned what amounted to baby-sitting duty. But Captain Gerard had issued the order, and he’d been in no mood for argument. Actually she would have felt sorry for Judge Laird, had he not been such a total bastard. Rarely did he address a question directly to her.
