Tess did the same. Harp’s vehicle was parked in back. The back hatch was open and she saw a shotgun. She touched it—still warm from being fired. She retrieved it, noting that there was a lot of ammunition in the back of the SUV as well. Harp was prepared for war. Did she know ahead of time about the threat to Faith’s Place? Tess pondered that question for a couple of seconds before heading for the house. When she entered the living room from the kitchen, she noted that Bender was on the radio asking for paramedics. “Are the medics for Takano?” she asked.

A harried Bronwyn met her gaze. “Yes, Mia needs to see medics.”

“No, not an emergency.” Mia, seated on the couch, weakly waved a hand. “I’m fine.”

Tess could see the agent was injured. One side of her face looked swollen and she had a bloody rag in her hand. Her right shoulder also leaned at an awkward angle.

“Your shoulder is dislocated,” Bronwyn said. “I’m glad Officer Bender asked for medics.”

Tess nodded to Bender. “Thanks.” She held the rifle and shotgun out toward Bender. “Can you secure these in your vehicle?”

He took the guns from Tess, but she stopped him from leaving immediately.

“We’re going to need more help. I’ll contact Sergeant Logan and see if we can get a dog out here. I want you to notify Curtis to help provide containment and see if Victor Camus is available.”

“We need a perimeter,” Bender said. “Is that where you want me to put Curtis?”

“Yes, south I think. You know the area better than I do. If the guy headed straight to the back of the property, he’s likely to get lost in the woods. We want to avoid letting him slip out somewhere else.”

He nodded. “We might need Del Jeffers as well.”

“Call in whoever and whatever you need.”

“I’ll tape everything off outside as well.” He exited the house through the back door to avoid stepping over the big man.

“Is Livie okay?” Mia asked as Tess approached. She could see that the agent’s shoulder looked painfully out of place. “He ran to the back of the property.”

“Yes, she’s okay. We’ll start a search for the second gunman as soon as we can do so safely.”

Tess pulled out her phone to call Steve but needed a better idea of just what had occurred.

“What exactly happened?” She looked from Bronwyn to Takano.

“He came here saying that he was from the marshal’s office and he was going to take Chevy,” Takano said. She nodded toward the dead man.

“What?”

“That’s what I said. But he had ID, so we let him in the gate—”

“Where is Chevy?”

“She’s in the media room with Nye. She’s shaken but fine,” Bronwyn said, and Tess returned her attention to Takano.