Joseph smoked hard, spit out, and green and white smoke made his face hazy.
"Do you have any leads on a suspect?" Leo's question marked a return to a semblance of normalcy after their altercation.
Following the intense confrontation, Joseph felt a slight alleviation of the heaviness and boredom that had weighed on his heart. Roy's death had ensnared him in a suffocating web of emotions. Despite his constant refusal to sign, it was evident that foul play was involved. Roy had met a tragic end while driving home—a deliberate tampering of his brakes had caused his car to ignite, ultimately burning him alive.
He was angry and shocked, but there was great sadness that could not be resolved. He could not express these emotions in front of Irish because it was her brother who died, and she was sadder and needed comfort than him.
The feeling of helplessness was terrible.
