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she was making on her notepad got thicker, darker, as she pressed her pen harder into her notepaper.
    Reese McCormack entered the room, and the remaining staff took their seats.
    “As you all know, there has been a further development in the Kruger case,” he began, his deep voice smooth and calm. “Our client, Orla Kruger, is now in the hospital. She was attacked earlier today, and left for dead.” Her boss glanced briefly at her, and Vicky nodded. She was good, she could endure the conversation. She wanted to get whoever was responsible for Kruger’s death, and for Orla’s attack.
    “So let’s recap,” Reese continued. “Dr. Kruger was found dead four days ago, when his daughter arrived to open his surgery center. Orla previously gave a statement to police that his final appointment was a couple who had recently undergone complete facial reconstructions. Upon their arrival, her father urged Orla to leave early. All records of that couple have since been destroyed, and the patient identities that Orla was able to provide proved to be false.”
    He turned to Vicky. “While you were out with Ryan, we received more information.” He nodded to Maggie.
    Maggie hiccupped next to her, and clapped a hand over her mouth.
    “Sorry,” she mumbled behind her hand. She fumbled with a clicker and pointed it at the data projector in the ceiling. The large screen mounted on the wall behind Reese flashed, and Vicky glanced with curiosity at Ryan, who shrugged his wide shoulders and turned in his seat to view the screen.
    “Fingerprints were found at the Kruger murder scene,” Maggie began. She met Vicky’s gaze and swallowed before continuing. She clicked, and two mug shots appeared on the screen of a man and woman. Vicky estimated them both to be in their late twenties to early thirties.
    “Simon and Jade Maxwell,” Maggie began. “Grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, married in college. Both Jade and Simon started breaking into homes, again while in college. Initially it was just theft, but then they found they had a talent for blackmail. There’s even an assault charge against Simon. They found their reward grew bigger, depending on the wealth and status of the family home they broke into—and what they found there. Simon is a bit of a techie,” she said, turning briefly to Luke before continuing. “He was on a full scholarship to Caltech, before he lost it due to his activities.”
    Vicky moved forward in her seat to lean on the table. “What about Jade Maxwell?”
    Maggie grimaced. “Her young life is dotted with scrapes with the law. She dropped out of college while Simon was in prison for the assault charge. There is an unsubstantiated report that she was raped at college by a fellow student, but no investigation was ever filed.”
    “Why the hell not?” Noah Samuels frowned from the end of the table.
    Maggie checked her file. “The guy accused was from a wealthy family. Some witnesses came forward to state that it was a consensual act at a party. It came down to he said, she said. Nothing could be proven, so the case was dropped.”
    “This guy’s family wouldn’t happen to be one of those early robberies, would they?” Vicky asked, then stared as Maggie seemed to dry retch, then clap a hand over her mouth.
    “’Scuse me,” Maggie mumbled.
    Vicky eyed her friend cautiously as she answered.
    “Uh, yes, they would. Actually, they were the first,” Maggie finally responded. “Since then the Maxwells are prime suspects in a number of house robberies and con-artist schemes.”
    “Why do we think they’re responsible for Kruger’s death? There is a big leap between robbery and scheming cons, to murder. Is there anything else in their records?” Mal Ryker asked. He was new to their group, but Vicky thought he showed a lot of promise with the strategic planning side of things.
    “Well, that’s our problem,” Maggie replied. “The reason we have these two on file in the first place is because Simon was