“Well, we have a few things to catch up on too.”
“Like what?”
Sean said, “Just to confirm, the same gun killed both Bergin and Dukes?”
Dobkin sat down across from them and nodded. “.32 ACP.”
“Anything else new on the case?” asked Sean.
“MSP is just pulling support, like I said. FBI is running the show. And Megan Riley is getting some police protection.”
“We know,” said Michelle.
“You two could probably use some protection too. The shooter who killed Murdock was firing at you too, Michelle.”
“Trust me, I know. But protection would really cramp my style.”
“Who cares about your style if you’re dead?”
“Eric, if you help us break the case it’ll do great things for your career,” said Michelle.
“And if I stick my nose in and mess things up, it’ll mean the end of my career,” retorted Dobkin.
“I thought you Maine guys were made of hardy stuff,” she said.
“We’re also born with brains!”
“Then why don’t you start using yours?” she snapped.
He rose. “Look, I don’t have to listen to this crap. I covered your butt when Murdock went down. I emptied my clip at where those shots came from. And I gave you info I didn’t have to. So lay off me.”
Sean sat forward. “Okay, okay, you know what, you’re right.” He fell silent, letting Dobkin calm down and retake his seat. “For a change of pace, would you like us to fill you in?”
“I don’t know,” Dobkin said warily. “How bad is it?”
“So you have been thinking about the case?” Sean said.
“If I weren’t thinking about it I don’t deserve to be a cop.”
“Before we tell you what we know, what do you think is going on?” asked Michelle.
Dobkin rubbed his chin. “If I had to guess, and that’s all it would be, I’d say Roy must have some sort of government connection beyond the IRS. I mean why else would the FBI be all over this?”
Sean said, “Without confirming or denying that, I can tell you that it has a lot to do with national security. And that Roy is on America’s side. And that those six bodies came along awfully conveniently.”
“You saying he was set up?”
“Yeah, I am.”
“Can you prove it?”
“Working on it. But there are some heavy hitters on this. Real heavy. We encountered them down in New York and almost didn’t make it back to Maine.”
“What happened in New York?” asked Dobkin.
“Let’s just say we have seen the enemy and they play for keeps.”
Michelle added, “And they carry creds that would get them into just about any secure location in this country.”