Chapter 238

Rose did not hesitate when she replied, "I have no one to go back to. I am going to stay here and be with my granddaughter, my children, and my friends. I will go back, before Antonia has her baby in June, but not before then."

If Appleby was looking for a crack in the armor of the plan, to have Tony come out of his coma, in a short time, she did not get it from Rose. She would have to make a full report of this meeting, to Ed Cross, and then begin the fact checking of every clue, which led them to Anthony Caruso, Alberto DiAngiolla, and Marco Mancuso. She would start this process, with many of her counterparts; as soon as she got back to work. However, she would only be with the bureau, for four more months. She was not aware of this life-changing event, yet. Rose did not know why but she felt empathy for this woman. She looked old beyond her years, like life was being sucked out of her. She had made up her mind to help Sarah, and it did not include a future in the