The apartment phone rang. Korbin went there and answered. It was Julio.
“Have you seen the news?” Julio asked.
“When?” He hadn’t had the television on.
“Just now. Breaking news. Your stepdaughter came forward and gave you an alibi for the night of the hit-and-run.”
Korbin was speechless. How had Fallon done that? Had she lied? Why would she? She despised him. Or had she finally forgiven him?
“She said she was parked outside and planned to go in and talk to you about your wife’s death, but she ended up deciding not to. But she was parked there for two hours.”
“Did she see Damen take my car out of the garage?”
“The report didn’t say.”
She’d probably showed up right after that.
“She saw you in the house. You had your front blinds open. She was able to say the time you went up to bed. That’s when she drove away.”
That still left Collette’s murder, and he still had the task of taking Damen down once and for all. He’d see him in prison, where he’d never be able to harm anyone else or come after him and Savanna. Plus, if he could expose whatever Damen was planning with Tony, he could discredit Damen’s claim of seeing him at the time of Collette’s murder. Shift suspicion from himself to Damen. Damen had a motive to hide his association with Tony, and had gone after Korbin in Wolf Creek. If Korbin could find out what they were planning, and he was pretty sure it was illegal, police would check to see if Damen had lied about seeing Korbin at the time of Collette’s murder. The email would prove his association with Tony.
“Are police still looking for me?” he asked.
“That, I don’t know.”
Pounding on his door and the ringing bell gave him ominous déjà vu.
“Did you tell anyone where I am?” he asked Julio.
“Only my brother-in-law.”
Who could have been discovered, or could have confessed when confronted with the call he’d made to Korbin. Agent Kidd would not have protected him if it meant he’d have to break the law.
“Time to go. I’ll be in touch. Thanks for everything, Julio.”
“Good luck, my friend.”
Korbin grabbed his jacket and the laptop he’d taken from Damen and went out onto the balcony. He’d thought about how he’d get away if this happened. Hopefully it worked.
Using the fire escape, he reached the second floor and dropped to the ground from there. He’d parked Julio’s car there and was in and backing up as police emerged onto the balcony and spotted him.
Korbin raced out of the back parking lot. A police car appeared at the entrance and he had to drive off the curb to avoid a collision. The lights went on and the siren whistled as the policeman started to chase him.
He could not get caught.
Korbin raced the car, one of those new Volvos. He’d never outrun a cop. He drove through the neighborhood, turning as many corners as he could. Another police car joined in the chase and Korbin’s confidence faltered. He got out onto the highway and raced for the next exit, which would take him to Golden.