Two bulky cops were stationed at the front Complex Apartment building entrance, and another one was standing on the sidewalk near the curb, apparently waiting for Liam, who by then was completely under siege from an army of reporters who had recognized him and were trying to get a statement from him.
The bulky cop at the curb shouldered his way through them to Liam when he saw that Liam and the other guy were having a hard time to escape the reporters.
"Come with me, Mr. Thompson, and don't talk to anyone," he said; then he turned and began plowing a path toward the front entrance for them with his bulky shoulders.
Liam followed in his wake, his expression carefully neutral, while cameras tracked his progress and a barrage of shouted questions attacked him from every angle.
"Mr. Thompson, why are you here today?"
"Are you here because your nephew Milo is involved in this?"
Another reporter scored a direct hit, "Are you Ethan's father?"
