“Deputy Barrett is not a stupid man. Reyes is not a stupid woman.”

“Then why has nobody found the driver?”

Alan was quiet a moment. “Maybe because the driver doesn’t want to be found. Which usually means one of two things, and only one of them is good for you.”

I heard him shift; he was in a hospital corridor, he is always in a hospital corridor. “Let them work. You’re not a consultant on this. You’re the father of the victim, and there is a version of this where you help so hard you damage her case.”

“I know that.”

“Say it back to me.”