Jack reacher

Chapter 3

Jasmine pov

Dad was looking at something

Then he held on to me tight

What dad? I asked why he was holding on to me

Nothing baby he said

Then we went down to this water area

Then he looked at something

Dad? I said

Yeah, honey?

Are you okay?

I'm good, sweetheart

Then we went into a building

Then he saw a bullet

Then we were by the bridge

Then soon later dad was looking at a gun

Thanks for letting me take a look

Hey, we love it when friends of the accused try to tear our work to shreds

He's not my friend or her's

So you keep saying, find any holes?

Well, you didn't have to put him in the hospital

Other than that, damn fine police work

It's open and shut

What can I say? The scene was a gold mine

Come on

Now we both know gold's only as good as the man digging

Well, any time you wanna come back, take a look at this stuff

No, thanks, don't need to

You never took any notes

Oh, I don't need to

So you were some real hot shit in the army, huh?

I did all right

Was she born when you were there? He asked

No, I left a year before she was born

So what does an army cop do mostly?

Break up bar fights?

I did what you do pretty much, with one minor difference

What's that?

Every suspect was a trained killer

Thanks again

Then I took his hand

Why do you think he paid for parking?

Pardon?

He's about to fire six shots into a crowd for strangers

And he's worried about the meter maid?

Simple loony won't do it for you

I like to have at least one alternate theory

Huh

Habit

Muscle memory

I don't think he knew he was doing it

Like I said, it's damn fine work

Hey, army

What's the serial number on the rifle?

What's the date on the quarter?

1968

Forest for the trees, detective

Forest for the trees