Famous Last Words

Cam feels a rush of emotions at the revelation from Niall, including relief, happiness, and sadness in addition to fear—knowing that if the men killed her husband and also Madison, they likely want Cam dead too.

Niall leads Cam into one of the buildings to get out of the rain. He then lets her into an empty room.

Feeling that she can trust Niall, Cam tells him everything that she knows, including the mood changes her husband underwent before the siege and the information she’s discovered about the two teenagers who died. In return, Niall warns her that the police are still monitoring her phones and watching her house. For the next few hours, the two sit together and talk about everything.

The narrator tells his brother that Cam and Niall met up to talk. However, he couldn’t follow them to hear their conversation. In response, his brother tells him to “try harder next time” (248).

Late on Saturday, Niall is alone in the office. He uses HOLMES, a system that tracks different police cases. He realizes that someone will wonder why he is opening files that don’t belong to him but decides that he can’t be concerned with that now.