Even after being scolded, Kate couldn’t help but smile. It had been a rocky start, but her first case after coming back had finally wrapped up. Or had it? She continued to feel that finding the panties and the blood had seemed too easy. Julio had even admitted to having the panties in his gym bag—but the blood had seemed to throw him off. If she was in the interrogation room, she thought she might be able to read his expressions. She hadn’t been sure if the look on his face was a fear borne of guilt or of genuine shock at seeing the blood.
