“I understand,” she said quietly, rubbing her temples.
“We’re going to get Sean out of this,” JT said. “But there’s a process, and because he’s in the system right now, we have to use the system.”
What did that mean? If they had known this was going to happen, would Sean have run? Arranged to turn himself in? Her law-and-order personality told her that running was a sign of guilt … yet Sean had had bad experiences with law enforcement in the past, and he didn’t trust the system, not like she did. Jack and Kane had spent most of their lives in the system … while also working outside the system. They saw things more as they were then as they wanted them to be. The good and the bad.
“Lucy?”
“How are they going to protect Sean in jail?”
“Felicity understands the danger to Sean. She’ll be at the police station before he arrives. She has a team of lawyers and investigators at her disposal. Trust me, Lucy. I will do everything in my power to keep Sean safe.”
Chapter Six
Lucy inspected Garrett Lee’s identification before letting him inside the house. He was even more imposing than JT described, and older than she expected—in his early fifties, with gray dotting his temples and crow’s-feet framing his dark eyes.
She introduced him to Brad.
“Can we sit somewhere?” Garrett said. “We have a lot to go over, and not much time.”
Lucy motioned to the formal dining room. They rarely ate in there—but the kitchen didn’t seem appropriate to the solemn moment.
“First, JT gave me a short list of people who, for lack of a better word, we’ll call Sean’s defense team, which includes you, Agent Donnelly, as well as Agent Dunning, who will be joining us when he’s done in court. As Sean’s spouse, you do not need to speak to the police, but I recognize that you may have a conflict because you’re a federal agent. Don’t let them manipulate you into saying anything—and do not talk to the police or anyone about Sean’s case without me.
“As for the warrant, I’ve already spoken to SAPD and the liaison who is working the case with Houston. They’re searching Sean’s plane now. One of our associates is with them. They are sending a second team here; they’ll arrive shortly. The warrant is limited. They are looking for the murder weapon and the clothing that Sean wore that night—they have a color image from a security camera in the building. They’ll be taking all his jeans, for example, because he wore a pair of jeans. He wore dark sneakers, the video is unclear on the brand so they’ll be taking all dark sneakers—basically everything but white. They’ll be testing the clothing for blood or other physical evidence that might tie Sean to the crime scene. They have a warrant to search his vehicle as well for any of the items on the warrant, plus to test the carpet and upholstery for blood and fibers. The murder weapon shoots a .45 caliber bullet, so they can technically only take guns capable of shooting a .45. Your service weapon is a .40 caliber and because all FBI weapons have ballistics on record, you won’t need to turn yours over. However, every other weapon—whether registered to you or Sean, as long as Sean would reasonably have access to it—that fits the specifics on the warrant, they can take. Not just .45s, but any gun that is capable of shooting a .45, which may be more than the two JT mentioned to me.”
He paused, seemed to consider what he was going to say. “I have an acute understanding of Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid Protective Services, and I know that there are some operations conducted in and outside of the U.S. that may not be perfectly … legal. JT assures me that any weapons used in any RCK operations are handled differently and will not be present in your house, but I need to warn you that if they test a firearm and it was used in the commission of a felony, that can be another charge brought against Sean. So even if we clear him of this accusation, he may be facing other charges.”