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car. “If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law….” she said, then finished reading him his rights. She closed the door and looked at the prisoner sitting in a second cruiser. “Did you read your party his rights?” she asked Nick.
    â€œDone. Unless you object, I’d like to send him ahead to the jail, put some space between these two so they can’t collaborate on any details.”
    Officer Roberts jotted notes on a small pad. “Fine. We shouldn’t be too long here, should we?”
    â€œA tow truck has already been called to deliver the Chevelle to the police lot for investigation,” Nick confirmed. “The officer who responded at the bank will meet us at the jail to help with questioning. The shift supervisor is contacting the Nebraska department to let them know we have their suspects.”
    â€œSo we need to finish writing up our reports before they can be extradited to Omaha on their warrants.”
    â€œThat’s right. How’s your report writing?” he asked.
    â€œThey’re done differently than I’m used to, but I think I’m catching on.” She looked up and smiled.
    After the scene was cleaned up, they transported the prisoner to the jail and waited while the guards searched him and offered first aid. Since both suspects lawyered up, Nick and Sarah had to wait for legal counsel to arrive before they could question them.
    â€œGood job out there, Officer Roberts,” Nick said as they left the jail afterward.
    â€œThanks,” she said, wondering if he was always so formal. She wanted to tell him to call her Sarah, but since he was her field training officer, she opted against saying anything. “I think it went amazingly well, considering no innocent victims were hurt and not one vehicle suffered any damage. I’m sure you have a few suggestions of how I could have handled it better….”
    â€œI said you did a good job,” Nick stated quietly.
    She felt her heart beat a little faster when the corner of his mouth twitched. Sarah didn’t dare let his compliment go to her head. Evaluation of a call was part of the job. She didn’t need his approval. Or so she tried to convince herself.
    A second later, he smiled. “Do you want to grab a soda on the way out, to celebrate?”
    â€œCelebrate what? An arrest? Thanks, but I don’t drink soda on duty.”
    â€œCoffee? Water? The machines have it all. My treat.”
    She finally gave in and turned down the hallway toward the lobby. “I need to call my sister real quick.
    If you insist on buying, I’ll take a water.”
    She found a quiet corner and dialed her cell phone. “Hi, Beth. How’re you doing?”
    â€œFine, until you called to remind me I shouldn’t be,” her baby sister mumbled. “I don’t want to talk now.”
    Sarah paced the floor, knowing she’d feel much better if she was at home with her sister instead of counting on a bunch of uninformed friends to watch out for her. “Are your girlfriends there?”
    â€œYes. We’re watching a movie and having pizza.”
    Sarah closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “You didn’t let some pizza joint deliver to the house, did you? Did you even tell your friends what happened? Did you tell Steve yet?”
    â€œI don’t want to. I want to forget it,” her sister said vehemently.
    â€œThat’s not going to make it go away,” Sarah warned in a hushed tone.
    The line went dead as Beth hung up.
    She felt a cold chill as a shadow made the corner go dark. “You okay?”
    Sarah spun around, realizing Nick had returned with her bottle of water, and one for himself. “Yeah, you ready to go?” She hoped he didn’t push for more information, because tonight, she didn’t think she could stay quiet. She didn’t want to be here at all,