“I can. It will be about an hour or so. There are a few things I need to deal with first.” “Come as soon as you are able, please,” she said politely, but firmly enough to leave no doubt in his mind that his presence was not optional. “Do I need a lawyer?” he asked. “You’re welcome to have counsel present, but you’re not under suspicion in the death of Mike Barnes, if that’s what you’re asking. You were likely the last person to see him alive, and that makes you an important witness in his murder.” “I’ll be there shortly,” Cole said, and hung up. He stood hesitantly and made his way back to the bathroom. Not more than ten minutes had elapsed since he had started to undress, but in that time his world had altered perceptibly. Ten minutes ago his biggest problem was that he had been beaten unconscious by thugs, likely hired by someone who didn’t want him to do his job. Now he was, at the very least, a witness to the last hours of a man’s life. Even worse, the suggestion of murder had unlocked a memory he had buried so deeply it had remained hidden for three years.
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