Summary

In Section 1, Hodges gets a text message from his old partner Pete Huntley. The alert, the noise of a window breaking and children screaming in joy over a home run, scares Hodges as well as the other patients in the lobby of the doctor’s office. In his message, Pete requests Hodges to call him as soon as possible. Hodges thinks Pete will want to talk about his coming retirement party and steps outside the waiting room to return Pete’s call.

In Section 2, Pete tells Hodges he is investigating a murder/suicide. He wants Hodges and Holly to come to the scene for a consultation. Pete invites Hodges and Holly because the murder victim, Martine Stover, is one of the people who were badly injured during the City Center massacre. Hodges skips his doctor’s appointment in favor of picking up...