"Your friend murdered these women. Now you ought to go home and let the people around here begin to heal." Chp 11, Pg 39
Captain Donald Jacobs to Alex Cross and John Samson after showing them photos of the murders.

"We found out about Ronald Hodge and the Hertz car in about a day. What's wrong with the local police and the army investigations?" Part One, Chp 16, Pg 54
Alex to John after John asks him what bothers him most about this case so far.

"Do yourselves a big favor while you still can. You're wasting time on a dead man's errands." Part One, Chp 26, Pg 90
Officer who releases John and Alex after a night in jail that follows their 'set up' scuffle in the bar, trying to convince them to leave well enough alone.

"They think I'm guilty of the three murders, but they're pleasant to me all the same...