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THOMAS
HOLLAND
The door to Holland’s
office opened suddenly, and he gestured them inside.
“Thanks for coming in on your day off,” he said closing
the door behind them. “I have to sign some papers, and
then we’ll talk. Have a seat,” he added, nodding toward
the two chairs in front of his desk as he walked behind it
and picked up his pen.
As a precinct captain,
Holland had an office that was situated at the end of a
long hallway, somehate removed from the general chaos, and
it was larger than the others scattered about the old
buildings four crowded floors. Just like the deliberately
understated, but expensive clothes he wore, Thomas
Holland’s office was as subtly distinctive as the handsome
man who occupied it.
Like his uncles and his
grandfather, he’d made law enforcement his carrem but
unlike them, he had a mater’s degree, a trust fund, and a
feasible hope of becoming police commissioner. At forty
one years old, he not only had an outstanding record as a
cop, and an evn better one as an administrator, he also
had the refined good looks and polished veneer that Mayor
Edelman needed to enhance the NYPD’s public image.
He signed the last
paper, laid his pen aside and looked at Shrader. “There’s
been a development in the Manning investigation.
Commissioner Trumanti wants a team of four investigators
on the case, and he’s handpicked the lead investigator.
You and Womack will be on his team.”
“Who’s the lead?”
Shrader said shortly.
“His name is McCord.
Trumanti wanted to move the investigation to headquarters,
but this is our case, and it’s a potential bombshell. I
persuaded Trumanti that we can keep a tighter control on
leaks if the investigation stays right her. The feds have
never been able to make a case against Valente that
sticks, but we are going to nail that bastard and send him
away. Thanks to the press, the Feds already know he’s
involved in this case, and they’re looking for a chance to
get in on the investigation, but that’s not going to
happen. The one thing Trumanti and I agree on is that we
want this case kept under tight wraps while we find out
exactly how Valente is involved. Nobody – and I mean
nobody,” he emphasized, finally looking at Sam, “talks to
the press, or to anyone else not directly involved in the
investigation. Got it?”
Sam nodded.
“Got it,” Shrader said.
“Whatever you need,”
Holland continued, “just ask for it and you’ll have it –
overtime, additional manpower, warrants, whatever. The
DA’s office will get us anything else we can’t get for
ourselves.” He stood up, ending the meeting.
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