His reasoning made her stop and think. And relent. Her run-in with Vanessa had reminded her of just how frustrated and helpless not knowing the truth had made her feel five years ago. Boone Harrison wasnt leaving town until morning, anyway, so at least she could keep track of him and know he wasnt interfering with their investigation if he was in the room with them. That was how shed present it to Spencer Montgomery, too.
Fine. Detective Montgomery wont be happy about it, but Ill clear it so you can sit in and listen. Kate came around the desk, pointing a warning finger at Boone. But not a word, remember? And anything you see or hear in that room has to remain confidential.
I know how to keep my mouth shut.
Somehow she doubted that. But she only had so many fights in her on any given day, and this one was sorely testing her limits. Let me go in and talk to Spencer first. This way.
After you.
A half hour into the meeting and Kate wondered if shed made the wrong decision. Although Spencer Montgomery wasnt pleased to have an unplanned visitor sitting in with the task force, hed agreed that keeping the sheriff in sight was less worrisome than having him running through the city like a pinball let loose in a machine, conducting his own investigation into his sisters murder, impacting witnesses and giving off the impression that the task force couldnt get the job done on its own.
Still, it couldnt be easy, even for a veteran officer of the law like Boone, to listen to the gruesome facts about his sisters rape and murder.