Brantley whistled long and slow as he strolled in.“This is fancy.”
“Unexpected is what it is,” Atticus said from his perch on the couch.
Tesha’s tail began to wag excitedly, her butt following suit as she waited for Reese to acknowledge her, which he did with a huge smile.
Reese crouched down.“Hey, girl.I know.I missed you, too.”He looked up at Archer.“How’d she do?”
“She’s perfect.”And she really was.Having spent the day with her had sealed the deal for Archer.He wanted a dog.Of course, he wasn’t sure now was the right time to get one, considering he didn’t have a place of his own, but he could still hope.
“No luck with Calloway?”Atticus prompted.
“It’s Sunday,” Brantley answered.“I didn’t expect much.What about y’all?Did JJ find anything out on the kid?”
“We haven’t heard from her yet.”
Brantley looked at Reese.“Can you talk to Z?See if he knows anything about Decker havin’ a kid.”
Reese nodded and pulled out his phone.
“You can use my room for quiet,” Archer told him.
“Thanks.”
“Charlie was able to produce a lead on Allison,” Atticus spoke up.“She has some credit card transactions somewhere south of Austin.”
“JJ mentioned that,” Brantley noted.“Johnson City or somethin’?”
“There’s a ping in…” Atticus paused, looking at his screen.“It says Dripping SpringsandJohnson City.Evan and Becs are headed to Dripping Springs now.She shows to’ve stayed in a hotel there.They’re gonna start talkin’ to people.If that doesn’t net them anything, they’ll move on to Johnson City.”
Brantley frowned.“That’s the second time Johnson City has come up.”
“When was the first?”Archer asked.
“JJ said the last tower that Martin Calloway’s burner phone bounced off of was in Johnson City.”
“That can’t be a coincidence,” Archer mused.
“Definitely not.”
Brantley sighed, glancing toward the bedroom where Reese had disappeared.When he looked back, Archer got the impression he was ready to get down to business, but was waiting.
“I also talked to Baz about his convo with the doctor and the funeral home,” Atticus said, leaning back on the couch, his attention on Brantley.“It sounds like Calloway had his story all lined up.”
Brantley nodded.“Protecting a federal witness by staging her death.”
“Exactly.”
Archer had been shocked to the roots of his hair as soon as he heard that.It pretty much backed up Holt’s theory that Kylie was alive.Of course, until they had eyes on her, no one knew for sure, but it proved they were heading in the right direction.
Figuring it was his turn to contribute, he said, “It sounds to me like he had it all planned out.Right down to where he was going to take her.”
“The rehab place is bogus,” Brantley said.
Acher nodded.“We heard that.But it did list a Johnson City address.Could be she’s in that vicinity.”
“Your guess is as good as mine,” Brantley muttered.
“It’s a good place to start,” Atticus chimed in.“I don’t think we’re gettin’ much done up here.”
