The Murderers (Badge of Honor 6)
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Matt chuckled.
“Considering that sacrifice I have made—you have seen the lady in a state of pique and should be sympathetic—do you think you could find it in your heart to offer me one of whatever it is you’re drinking?”
“Sorry,” Matt said. “This is Irish. Is that all right?”
“Gaelic chauvinist’s scotch will do nicely. Thank you,” Washington said.
“You’ve been on the job?” Matt asked as he walked toward the kitchen.
“Indeed.”
“I thought you’d be taking some time off, going to the Shore or something.”
“There have been several interesting developments,” Washington said. “What opinion did you form of Staff Inspector Weisbach?”
“I liked him. He’s smart as hell.”
“That’s good, because he’s our new boss.”
“Really?”
“Would you be interested in his opinion of you?”
“Yeah.”
“He said you need to be held on a tight leash.”
“Is that what he said?”
“That’s what he said.”
“You said ‘our new boss.’ Are we going to be involved in this Ethical Affairs business?”
“I think we are the Ethical Affairs Unit.”
“That sounds like Internal Affairs by another name.”
Matt walked back into his living room and handed Washington the drink.
“Not precisely. Wohl and Weisbach have elected to lend a broad interpretation to their mandate.”
“Wohl was here.”
“I saw him in the lobby.”
“He didn’t say anything to me about…anything.”
“Under the circumstances…”
“He did mention half a dozen times that what I have to do is put…what happened to Penny…behind me, and get on with my life.”
“And so you should. Anyway, Armando C. Giacomo had Wohl and Weisbach as his guests for lunch at the Rittenhouse Club.”
“He’s representing Cassandro?”
“Uh-huh. And Mr. Cassandro really does not wish to go to jail. Mr. Giacomo proposed a deal: Cassandro testifies against Cazerra, Meyer, and company, in exchange for immunity from prosecution.”
“They’re not going to deal, are they? They don’t need his testimony. We have the bastard cold.”