Detective Jesse McCord Series Books 1-3 by C. M. Sutter

Author:C. M. Sutter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C. M. Sutter
Published: 2022-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 37

I updated Lutz as Frank, Henry, Potter, and I headed out the door. We needed to get to the address on Filbranz Lane, given to us by Conway, as soon as humanly possible. Taking Cruz and the Vasquez brothers by surprise was the only way to ensure an effective outcome and wouldn’t give anyone time to alert John Vance or coordinate stories. We would keep the men apart and interrogate them in separate rooms.

Henry and Potter jumped into one cruiser, and Frank and I into the one next to it. Lutz said Patrol would have three units standing by to escort the men back to our precinct in individual squad cars after we had them in custody. I checked the distance to the location as Frank drove.

“We should be there in fifteen minutes. Lights and sirens have to be disengaged two miles out.”

Frank nodded. “We’re finally making headway, Jesse. By the day’s end, we might know where John Vance is holed up.” He gave me a quick frown. “The FBI is going to be pissed that we interfered.”

I waved off his comment. “We didn’t. We’re only following the bread crumbs affiliated with the Morton murder. We can’t help it if John and Curt Vance are at the end of that trail.” I looked at the GPS on the cruiser’s dash panel. “We’re almost there. Kill the lights and siren.” Frank did, and as I glanced out my side mirror, I saw that Henry, driving the cruiser behind us, did too.

We pulled to the shoulder a hundred feet from the driveway of the home belonging to Abraham Cruz. We needed to be careful. He had neighbors, and we didn’t want the takedown to go sideways.

Frank rubbed his forehead as he scouted out the area. “Shit. His house is in a residential neighborhood. Should we move in or evacuate the houses on either side of his first?”

I shook my head. “We can’t take that chance since he may be friends with his neighbors. Somebody could easily give him a heads-up.”

Henry snugged his cruiser to our rear bumper, then they joined us at our car. “What’s the plan?” He looked around and pointed. “The houses are in close proximity to each other.”

“Noted,” I said. “We have to slither in like snakes, stay well hidden, then storm the house on my command.” I pointed through the trees. “I can see the front door from here, and I imagine there’s a back one too. I also imagine they’re well-armed inside that house.” I gave myself a minute to think things through. “Change of plans. We’ll wait for backup. Four detectives against three criminals that probably have semiautomatic rifles isn’t the best odds, especially when we don’t know where they are inside, or the house’s floor plan. I’ll have Lutz call those patrol units. I don’t think they’re far away.”

The wait was a short five minutes, then three patrol cars rolled up. They parked single file behind Henry’s cruiser and got out.

I caught the attention

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