“Where did you retrieve this?” he asked after a wooden moment. “Detective Joseph Falcone discovered it in a locked locker at the subway station a block away from Ottavio’s. Apparently, they received an anonymous tip a few days ago.” “Did they?” The weight of his stare was a tangible thing on my shoulders, but I couldn’t be held down by it. Inside my chest, I was light as air. “We had a lab run for prints and DNA matches,” I said slowly, trying not to be overly dramatic when the roar of victory surged through my blood. “Preliminary results revealed a match.” “Do not drag this out, Mrs.
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