Page 181 of Allegiance

He shared.

“We still have the police radio, but there’s chitchat between the cops. It seems they are missing two detectives, and that’s making them twitchy.”

Ruh-roh.

She knew who that would be.

She had to adjust the plan on the fly.

Well, it was a damn good thing she was always one step ahead in her plans.

“What do you want us to do?” Rogue asked as they continued to watch the place.

Well, that was easy.

“Distract them.”

Rogue got it.

He knew Maura well enough to keep up with her.

“So you want me to make sure we keep the cops far from here? Would you mind terribly if we used their radio, called in a call for help, and drew just about everyone to that scene? I don’t think we can wait for the homeowners to find the bodies. The heat is on.”

Yeah, that had been what she was thinking.

“That should buy you time. As for minding, do what you have to do. You heard Elizabeth. She’s got us on this one. Worst-case scenario, we call her, she swoops in, grabs your ass out of lockup, and we’re good.”

He was good with that.

Maura wasn’t done.

“As for the place, that’s not my house that’s about to be destroyed,” she said laughing. “We owe the Wilcox’s a new place. You know cops never pay for the damages.”

Gene and Tommy both snickered from the back seat. That was pretty damn accurate.

They used loopholes.

“Okay, well, do you by any chance have another copy of that video of Stellan before you offed him. You know, the one where he’s making the confession? You didn’t delete it, did you?”

She was curious.

The cops would find it at the scene. What did he need it for, exactly?

“Sure I have it. Why?”

Rogue explained.

“I can run it through some of Remington’s software from the spooks, and I can make a call to the cops. It’ll be his voice. I can draw them away and keep them busy.”

That worked for her.

“Go for it. I’ll have Jagger send it over, and delete it after the fact. We don’t want to get caught with it. That’s Z’s issue, not a Hunter one.”

He knew what she meant.

They didn’t want it traced back to them.

“Are you guys about to go in?” Rogue asked.