FBI has been alerted and they’re taking lead. Marshals have been called in. And they know that Sean is a potential victim in this.”
“Hunt set this up, Kate.”
Lucy was relieved that Kate didn’t tell her something asinine like we don’t know that. Because Kate understood people like Jimmy Hunt.
“I’m going to find out exactly what happened. Sean wasn’t supposed to be transferred anywhere. He was supposed to be in lockdown at the administrative jail all weekend. Someone screwed up.”
“This was done on purpose.”
“Rick got me on a military transport, I really have to go.”
“Thank you, Kate.”
“Hang tight.”
Kate hung up. Lucy told Patrick what she’d said, and then saw a petite Black woman, her curly hair pulled back into a shiny ponytail, slick on her head, thick in the back, wearing impossibly tall heels that Lucy was certain she’d break an ankle in if she took two steps.
She looked like a lawyer on a mission. “Felicity?” Lucy said.
Felicity extended her hand. “Felicity Duncan. Lucy?” She had a Texas twang and sharp eyes.
She nodded, introduced Patrick.
“I don’t have much more information for you.”
“I do.” Lucy told her what Kate said. “Kate is the cybercrime expert at Quantico. She’s going to find out what happened, and having her here on site is a bonus.”
“Banner is on his way here. He knows you planned to talk to Sean at ten. I don’t want anyone inside to alert him that you’re early. We need to figure this out.”
“I don’t have to talk to him.”
“It might be in your best interest to do so.”
“It’s not in Sean’s best interest. Neither Sean nor I had anything to do with this—Jimmy now has Sean as his prisoner.” He wouldn’t kill him—not yet. Because if he wanted him dead, he would have killed him and left him on the bus.
Why keep Brad and Sean alive if they planned on killing them? Money? Torture?
“You said that Hunt is Elise Hunt’s father, correct?”
“Yes. And she’s in Texas. She followed me yesterday.”
“I heard. I talked to Garrett this morning.”
“So you know that she lied in order to get a restraining order against me.”
“I think that’s the least of our concerns right now. You need to stay away from this. I know that goes against every instinct you have, but you’re only going to hurt yourself.”
Felicity looked at her phone. “I have to take this. Wait here, okay? I’ll be right back.” She answered her call as she walked to the far side of the building.
“I’m calling JT,” Patrick said. “This is bullshit. We can’t be kept out of the loop on this. We have to figure out a way to get our people on the inside.”
“Kate’s coming.”
“She not here now, and a manhunt is serious. Who’s in charge in Houston? What do we know about the detectives investigating Mona Hill’s murder? We’re flying blind, we need information or we’re going to remain in the dark.”
Patrick walked away and Lucy was alone. She was actually relieved; she needed time to pull herself together. She had to put aside her fears and focus on finding answers so she could track Sean and bring him home safe.
Felicity returned quickly. “That was Garrett, no news. He’s working on having the restraining order tossed so you don’t have to be in court on Monday. I have a room for us inside—a friend of mine is a guard here, he’s going to get us in quietly.”
Lucy motioned to Patrick that she was going inside. He nodded and continued with his call.
Lucy had to turn in her weapon at the security office, then she and Felicity walked down a corridor to a small room. “It’s not an interview room,” she said. “No cameras or recording devices. There’s going to be press all over this place in a few minutes, I don’t want you to have to deal with that. We can go out the back when we’re ready to leave.”
“I don’t know much, but I’ll tell you everything I know.” Felicity motioned for Lucy to sit down. Lucy didn’t want to, but she did. Felicity sat across from her. “At approximately seven thirty this morning Sean was put on a transport bus with Jimmy Jay Hunt and two guards, heading to Beaumont. Hunt was here because he testified in a federal trial, on behalf of the state, with no promise that he would be given leniency in his own case.”
“Which is suspicious on its face.”
“It happens quite frequently. Especially when the defense will