Geri heard this from Shawn moments after she’d arrived at the Manhattan North precinct. Her first thought was that it had to do with Diane Coles. Detective Mangel had found out she’d been killed in Michigan and was reopening the investigation. Maybe the bad news was Dan wasn’t going to let Geri take over the case. “About Diane Coles, right?” Geri asked. “Who?” Shawn said. Then Geri figured it had to do with the Orlando Rojas murder case. Maybe Dan had added more detectives to the case, or taken Geri and Shawn off. “Oh, not more drama,” Geri said. “Am I gonna have to sit down before I hear this?” “Yeah, you probably will.” Shawn seemed very serious, which got Geri concerned. “So what is it?” she asked. “It’s about Carlita Morales.” “What about her?” “She’s dead.” At first, the words had no effect. They just seemed like part of mindless conversation. Instead of She’s dead, Shawn could have said It’s a beautiful day today or I like your shoes. Then the meaning suddenly hit.
