“I’m aware of what day it is, Captain.”

He pulled the application folder and turned it so I could see the stamp.

Received Monday, four twelve in the afternoon.

“What about the staircase?”

“I’ve asked twice for photographs from the first deputy.” Hale set the pen down flat.

“Nobody has produced one yet.

After the second request, that stops being an oversight.”

“How many people in this building answer to the county?”