As he poured the coffee, he ran over what he’d learned so far. Cortez was deliberately his last interview; it was common gossip around the base that he had a soft spot for Ms. Dybek. While nobody knew if they’d ever dated, it was well known that he was always looking out for her welfare—she was not alone in this; he behaved the same way around all the women. Some of them were known to have used that to their advantage. He’d have to see about getting a female officer to conduct another interview in a couple of days. Maybe he would change his story for a woman.