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Chapters (82)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. TWELVE
  16. THIRTEEN
  17. FOURTEEN
  18. FIFTEEN
  19. SIXTEEN
  20. SEVENTEEN
  21. EIGHTEEN
  22. NINETEEN
  23. TWENTY
  24. TWENTY-ONE
  25. TWENTY-TWO
  26. TWENTY-THREE
  27. TWENTY-FOUR
  28. TWENTY-FIVE
  29. TWENTY-SIX
  30. TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. TWENTY-NINE
  33. THIRTY
  34. THIRTY-ONE
  35. THIRTY-TWO
  36. THIRTY-THREE
  37. THIRTY-FOUR
  38. THIRTY-FIVE
  39. THIRTY-SIX
  40. THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. THIRTY-NINE
  43. FORTY
  44. FORTY-ONE
  45. FORTY-TWO
  46. FORTY-THREE
  47. FORTY-FOUR
  48. FORTY-FIVE
  49. FORTY-SIX
  50. FORTY-SEVEN
  51. FORTY-EIGHT
  52. FORTY-NINE
  53. FIFTY
  54. FIFTY-ONE
  55. FIFTY-TWO
  56. FIFTY-THREE
  57. FIFTY-FOUR
  58. FIFTY-FIVE
  59. FIFTY-SIX
  60. FIFTY-SEVEN
  61. FIFTY-EIGHT
  62. FIFTY-NINE
  63. SIXTY
  64. SIXTY-ONE
  65. SIXTY-TWO
  66. SIXTY-THREE
  67. SIXTY-FOUR
  68. SIXTY-FIVE
  69. SIXTY-SIX
  70. SIXTY-SEVEN
  71. SIXTY-EIGHT
  72. SIXTY-NINE
  73. SEVENTY
  74. SEVENTY-ONE
  75. SEVENTY-TWO
  76. SEVENTY-THREE
  77. SEVENTY-FOUR
  78. SEVENTY-FIVE
  79. SEVENTY-SIX
  80. Praise for Blood in the Water
  81. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  82. Newsletter Sign-up

The cop glanced down the street at the mayhem that was unfolding. “Figures there’s a woman in charge of this shit show.” He turned and shouted to the FBI agent. “Hey! Agent Capshaw!” The FBI agent turned. “You know who’s in charge of all this?”

“The MS-13 Task Force,” Capshaw responded.

“You know the agent?”

“Special Agent Steele.”

The cop looked at Buddy with slightly less skepticism. Then he called back to Agent Capshaw. “This guy says he has an important message to deliver to her.”

Capshaw made his way over to the police line. He looked at Buddy, clearly unimpressed with his appearance. “Yeah, what is it?”

“You heard of Cormack O’Connell?”

The agent frowned and there was an air of hostility in his gaze now. “The union guy, right? He’s a crook.”

Buddy didn’t see the point in arguing. “Yeah, that’s him. He’s apparently had some dealings with Special Agent Steele in the past. He needs to get a message to her.”

Capshaw looked unimpressed but reluctant to refuse to at least hear the message. “So, what is it?”

“He says this is all a diversion.”

“What is?”

“All this out in front of the courthouse. Carpio’s people are going to attack from the water instead.”

“What the fuck are you talking about?”

“Walk down the street and look in the harbor. You’ll see all the traffic. They have boats and they’re coming in from there.”

The agent still looked doubtful, but there was an air of concern about him as well. “How does he know this?”

“I don’t know,” Buddy said. “All I know is that everyone here is in danger. I was just sent to deliver the message.”

The agent seemed to debate his options for a moment. Just then, though, there was a commotion out toward the front of the courthouse. The security convoy carrying Vincente Carpio was arriving. Because of the size of the crowd spilling into the street, they were having trouble getting through, and a few overly enthusiastic protesters had rushed the van to bang on the windows. That brought a forceful response from the police, which only seemed to encourage others in the mob. Soon, the entire law enforcement contingent was rushing toward the front of the courthouse.

“Clear out of here!” the cop standing next to Agent Capshaw shouted at Buddy.

Buddy looked at the FBI agent, trying to reinforce the seriousness of his message. He couldn’t tell whether he’d been successful.

A moment later, the agent joined in the chorus of law enforcement.

“You need to clear out, sir!”