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  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. ONE
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  20. SEVENTEEN
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  22. NINETEEN
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  24. TWENTY-ONE
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  63. SIXTY
  64. SIXTY-ONE
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  78. SEVENTY-FIVE
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There were three of them who needed to coordinate. Kit and the FBI had already taken over the role of overseeing the federal corrections force that was responsible for transferring Vincente Carpio from Devens to the courthouse. Marshal Troy Kingman was in command of the Federal Marshal’s Office, which was in charge of security at the courthouse itself. Bill McCaughey was the Boston police captain tasked with providing street security, manpower for crowd control, and SWAT support.

“They’ll attack the caravan on Northern Avenue,” Martin said. “Just as the vehicles make the turn onto Courthouse.”

“How can we be sure?” McCaughey demanded.

“We have an informant,” Martin said. “Besides, it makes sense. Once the vans are onto Courthouse Way, there’s nowhere for them to go. Even if they could get Carpio out of the van, they’re up against the harbor. They have to strike before that.”

“If we know all this, why the hell is the hearing still on for tomorrow? Why not change the date?” McCaughey asked.

“That’s just delaying the inevitable,” Kit said. “Besides, with the information we’ve got, we can keep Carpio in custody and also put a dent in MS-13 in Boston.”

“Which means it’s on us to make sure this goes right,” Martin said. “We’ve got the manpower. As long as we have them positioned right on Northern, we should be fine. So let’s go through the plan one more time.”

The meeting broke up an hour later, and the participants headed out to brief their teams and make the necessary arrangements. It was late in the evening, and Martin and Kit Steele were left alone.

“Can I ask you something?” he said.

“It’s a free country.”

“What is it with you and this guy?”

“Who?”

“Carpio. I get that he’s a psycho, but you’ve got an obsession.”

She felt the past welling up inside of her, but she pushed it back. “These people took everything from me.”

“How so?”

She shook her head. “I shared my informant’s information,” she said. “You don’t get my personal information. Understand?”

He nodded. “Yeah, I get it. You’re sure your information is good on this?” he asked.

“I am,” she said. She felt sure, though she knew no information was one hundred percent perfect. The kernel of doubt nagged at her.

“Good,” he said. “Because if you’re wrong and Carpio gets free, the shitstorm is going to swallow all of us whole.”

“If I’m wrong, and Carpio gets free,” Steele said, “I’ll be dead. I’m not leaving his side. If they want to get to him, no matter where they’re coming from, they’re going to have to go through me.”

“I want all eyes on the shoreline open tomorrow.”