Ironwood

Stilwell slammed down the brake pedal, skidded to another stop, and jumped out, pulling his weapon and flashlight from his belt holsters as he moved. Stilwell watched it take off and bank toward the mainland, then looked at Quigley’s body. Stilwell wanted to ask Simon what was going on with the airstrip case that required them to return to the crime scene but held back because of the mixed company. Handling Gwen Bassett turned into an issue, as she had trouble grappling with the news that her live-in boyfriend had been arrested for murder and that she would not be allowed to return to her apartment for the time being.