this morning #1494.
this morning, the police detective & i were headed back to the site of the fire to see if anything suspicious stuck out. yesterday, when i first met the guy, he had that same smug look that detectives usually sport. turns out he’s alright. so far, at least. a ballbuster who also knows how to take it. last night after work, we met up at the bar & downed a couple pints. just the two of us. at first, no talk about the fire. just shot the shit. got to know each other. learned that we know some of the same people from back in the day. by beer #4, we’d turned to the topic that’d brought us together. he revealed a rumor that he’d heard about the homeowner. if true, he was going to have to make an arrest pretty soon.