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Brent didn&039;t have much time to think about what to do next He could catch the Volvo easily, but it was cole that even if he kept it fro into the street, the shock of his catch would probably throw the car&039;s occupants right out of their seatbelts

So instead of just catching it, he had to slow it down before i as he pushed them harder than he ever had before When the Volvo was still ten feet up in the air he leapt right at it, s into the front end with his shoulder The car shook and rattled froh to hurt the people inside As Brent started falling back, away frorabbed at the fender, the hood, even the windshield wipers trying to get a good grip A round His knees bent under his under hiround and set it down on its tires

He rushed around to the driver&039;s side and pulled the door open "Are you okay?" he asked

The driver, a wo but she didn&039;t seelanced over her shoulder at the child safety seat in the back The boy in the seat couldn&039;t have been more than three years old He looked up at Brent curiously, then picked a piece of cracker off his shirt and ate it

"I think you&039;ll be alright I&039; to ht ahead, holding onto the steering wheel with both hands as if she was ready to drive off "It was the only way Listen, the police will be here soon - you may want to wait until they can check you out, make sure you weren&039;t hurt"

"Thank you," the woainst the headrest of her seat and her eyes fluttered closed

"Daie She was gone, of course Throwing the Volvo had been a diversion, a trick to get Brent to stop chasing her It had worked He couldn&039;t leave this woman and her baby, not until he was sure they would be okay Maggie could be blocks away by then, and he had no idea which direction she&039;d gone He would never catch her

A police helicopter ca on the cru in the darkening twilight air He waved it away, trying to tell the pilot he needed to look for Maggie, that everything was under control where Brent was Instead the helicopter just stood there in the air, notof its rotor

A cop car ca around the corner and nearly hit the Volvo Brent started to get up, intending to push it back with his hands if he needed to, but the driver was able to brake in ti toward hiuns drawn "You can put those away," Brent said, shouting over the noise of the helicopter "But do either of you have any ?"

"I know first aid," one of them said She knelt down by the open driver&039;s side door and reached in to take the unconscious wo up yellow police tape to block off the road

"She got away," Weathers said when he arrived a few ot away"

"Yeah," Brent said "Well, now that you&039;re here I&039;ve got better things to do, so I&039;ll just be going - "

"Not so fast We&039;re going to need an official state that happened Do you knoto be lawsuits enough to keep a judge busy for years"

"Forget it," Brent told hirabbed his arm Brent looked down at the FBI man&039;s hand, then up at his face Brent tilted his head to one side and frowned

"Don&039;t try to intimidate me I know your secret weakness, now So does your sister?"

"You do?" Brent asked He wasn&039;t aware he had one

"Yeah You always do the right thing That ie knew you wouldn&039;t let this wo her if that&039;s what it took to save theerous precedent, you know What happens next tier to throw you off her trail?"

"Maybe there won&039;t be a next tied off thedoesn&039;t look so good anyhed "Alright You can go But stay by a phone I want you where I can reach you at all times"

"I already told you! I don&039;t work for you," Brent said

"No In a way, you could say that I work for you Because you&039;re on the list of those honest, innocent people I work to protect Make sure you stay on it," Weathers said, and then turned away, done with him