Prior Bad Acts
“Kovac demanded as he stormed into the ER and made a beeline for Liska. He had been mobbed by the press swarming all over the ambulance bay. Four large uniformed officers were keeping them from rushing the door.
“It’s a fucking feeding frenzy out there,” he snapped.
“I’m taking responsibility for the whole thing, Detective Kovac,” Lieutenant Dawes said, coming away from a coffee vending machine across the room.
Kovac pulled up short and grimaced. “Lieutenant.”
“Way to stick your foot in it, Koja...k,” Liska said, rolling her eyes at him.
Dawes didn’t react at all.
“I personally called Mr. Scott this morning to tell him Stan Dempsey was at large, but I only got his voice mail,” she said. “I then dispatched two officers to go to Mr. Scott’s home and tell him in person if he was at home, and to wait if he wasn’t.”
“So what went wrong?” Kovac asked.
“A call went out to all units to respond to a sighting of Karl Dahl not far from where the officers were.”MoreLess
“It’s a fucking feeding frenzy out there,” he snapped.
“I’m taking responsibility for the whole thing, Detective Kovac,” Lieutenant Dawes said, coming away from a coffee vending machine across the room.
Kovac pulled up short and grimaced. “Lieutenant.”
“Way to stick your foot in it, Koja...k,” Liska said, rolling her eyes at him.
Dawes didn’t react at all.
“I personally called Mr. Scott this morning to tell him Stan Dempsey was at large, but I only got his voice mail,” she said. “I then dispatched two officers to go to Mr. Scott’s home and tell him in person if he was at home, and to wait if he wasn’t.”
“So what went wrong?” Kovac asked.
“A call went out to all units to respond to a sighting of Karl Dahl not far from where the officers were.”MoreLess
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