Chapter 27 Summary

Archer sits down in the hallway to wait for Sergeant Shantz who soon steps out of the elevator to announce that there has been another death at the beach. Shantz directs Archer to the pathology department where Captain Dolan and the Sheriff are waiting with the body. When Archer arrives at pathology he immediately recognizes the dead body as Tony Lashman. Dolan tells Archer that the body was found just down the beach from Sylvia's and that the back of his head has been bashed by a rock. Dolan and the Sheriff question Archer about what he knows regarding Tony's death and the deal at Sandhill Lake. Archer reveals just enough to satisfy both men but does not divulge much of the information that he has gathered. Conscious of the time, Archer tries to make his getaway but is stopped in the hallway...