"No chance." Denny jerked a thumb at the dehumidifier. "Had this on all evening, and couldn't hear anything else. It helps me concentrate, actually. Except for running out for a sub and soda at six, I haven't left this office. I was some surprised to see this officer walk in, I can tell you."
"Your window looks onto the parking lot." Rose tested it; it opened laterally only about a foot. "Have you seen anyone out there in the last two hours?"
"I had my back to it. Never looked at it."
"There were three sharks in the tank," he remarked. "Just as well they weren't hungry. The aquarium director speculates that the killer might have been trying to retrieve one of the rare scarlafish, which are worth several thousand on the exotic fish market. The net was taken from the lab in back of the second floor, and a two-gallon plastic storage case was found there, tossed in a corner and still wet."
