Tough Justice Box Set by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy [Cassidy, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459295995
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-27T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

The team converged on The Pit late the next afternoon at Nick’s suggestion. They crowded around their boss, laughing and smiling as they gathered to celebrate the bust.

They’d nabbed Brandon Johnson. Although he’d lawyered up immediately, he’d finally confessed to Anna’s kidnapping in an attempt to mitigate the other charges he faced. And even though it had taken a tremendous amount of work to get it done—involving two federal agencies, two busts and numerous meetings and legwork—they now had both kidnappers in custody.

“This round’s on me,” Victoria told the bartender. She handed him her credit card. “Serve them whatever they want.”

Lara ordered a glass of whiskey, then beamed at the raucous group, her chest swelling with pride for her top-notch team. Not only had Nick saved her life the previous night, but they’d all demonstrated how thoroughly professional they were, earning even the ATF’s grudging respect.

Victoria waited until everyone had their drinks in hand. She took a sip of her gin and tonic, then waved her hand to get their attention. It took a moment for them to quiet down. “First off, I want to thank you all. When Anna was kidnapped...” She stopped, then inhaled, as if grappling for control.

“You were all great,” she continued. “I never could have made it through that horrible ordeal without you. Having a child in danger is a parent’s worst nightmare.” She smiled at Lara, prompting a rush of sympathy. She didn’t want to imagine the terror her boss had experienced with her daughter gone.

“But you all came through for me. Mei and Ty found that apartment. Lara braved those visits to Moretti and got Latanya on board. You executed that pharmacy takedown without a hitch, and then Nick got Rebecca to talk. And last night...well, that was just phenomenal. I’ve never been more proud. We even scored some points with the ATF. And now we’ve got them both—Rebecca Peterson and Brandon Johnson. They won’t be peddling weapons or kidnapping anyone again.”

Cheers broke out. Everyone clinked glasses and drank. Lara grinned at the happy faces, experiencing her own surge of satisfaction and pride. The arrests were a huge relief for the team. Not only had they gotten justice for Victoria and Anna, and proven that they could work effectively together, but they’d finally had a win, their first positive development in this complex case. And they’d desperately needed the boost to their morale after the disasters they’d all been through.

“Any word on the weapons?” Xander asked with his usual directness. He wasn’t the type to wallow in a display of emotion, even at a happy time like this.

Victoria took another swallow of her G&T, then set it on the bar. “I just got off the phone with the ATF a few minutes ago. They found all the stuff we expected—AKs and handguns, the missiles and RPGs. The serial numbers were scratched off, but the lab was able to raise some partials with the acid test. It looks like they were manufactured in Turkey and probably sold on the Russian black market.

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