They all knew her, knew her family.
And even if he wasn’t involved with her, they’d do everything it took to save her.
It was more than their job.
It was who they were.
They were Texas Rangers.
Better than that, they were S.W.A.T.
Special Weapons and Tactics.
They had skills.
They had heart.
And when it came down to it, he’d trust them with his life and then some.
Today, he was trusting them with his future.
The phone in the garden center rang.
Not the first phone they’d called.
According to the cameras, he’d never put the handset back on the phone.
Fox was calling on the second phone. The second register.
The phone rang again and again.
“You should pick up the phone.”
Duval felt his heart kick against his ribs. Noelle’s voice.
He couldn’t see her, but he heard her.
“Those cops don’t have a single thing to say that I want to hear. Why bother talking to them? We both know I’m not getting out of here today.”
“You never know…”
Duval heard her voice quiver.
“They have questions, Tony. They want to talk to you about those questions.”
“They want to railroad me.”
Duval heard the man’s tone.
Hard.
Intractable.
Heated.
“They want to find out what happened to Aracely. They want to talk to you.”
“They want to put me behind bars.”
