He sat there staring at the door for a moment after she left. Then he slowly walked back to his office. He sat at his desk wondering. His best bargaining chip now was the power to permit bail. He'd get back at the bitch. He was not going to drop the charges. Maybe she could bring enough pressure to force him to let her brother out on bail, but he'd still be under arrest. Furthermore, the price would be high, and part of the price would be she must leave town without saying anything further. If she wants him out, then that's the price. With her out of the way, tying the ribbons on this case against Reid would be easy.
He called Jerry Kagan and told him the state would consider bail, if Reid's sister agrees to pack up and go back to Philadelphia. No more playing detective. No more talking to the media. Kagan was pleasantly surprised. He'd call Moran back first thing in the morning after consulting with his client.
If Reid agreed, then Moran would see the judge and tell him the state was willing to go along with a motion for pretrial release. He knew everything must be in place before those articles started running in the newspaper.
Then he phoned the chief. "Been thinking this over. I've decided to make a deal with Reid and let him out. In the meantime, you guys get off your asses and get moving with your investigation."