Page 69 of Forever Dead

"What sounds familiar?"

Selena closed her eyes briefly.

Arnold stopped writing.

Connor stood in the doorway.

His attention moved from Arnold to Selena, then to the cane beside her chair.

"What are you doing here?"

Selena sat back. "Hello to you, too."

"Selena."

"I tried driving tonight. I'm heading back to the motel. I stopped in to say hello."

Connor stepped into the room. "And you're not looking into this case by any chance?"

"Not at all."

Arnold cleared his throat.

Selena turned toward him.

Don't.

Arnold missed the message entirely.

"Curtis Halle," he said. "Selena got a background hit on him through the FBI. Same name you pulled from the school records."

Connor shut his eyes and lowered his head for a moment.

Then he said, "Goddammit, Selena. You two are about as subtle as a kick in the teeth."

Arnold put the pen down.

Selena lifted both hands. "Look, I was just trying to help."

"You've been feeding him information."

"I got the name from Meg."

Connor stared at her.

Selena added, "Meg Calloway."

"I know who Meg is."

"Then that saves time."

His expression hardened.

Selena stopped.

Connor shook his head. "Selena."

"What?"