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"What are you talking about?"

"Conspiracy, trespassing, breaking and entering, burglary, assault, felony assault with a car, for God’s sake"

"Well, if you’re going to nitpick…"

"Just--just let me think about this for a second"

Bullert paused for so ht I had dropped the call Finally, "Actually, you knohat," he said "It’s just crazy enough to work"

"Tell me you didn’t say that"

"Your plan…"

"My plan? My plan is finished Get a name, you said"

"If the Bandits are convinced you’re actually going to rob an armored truck…"

"Chad"

"This Fenelon will be convinced, too"

"Chad"

"You can set up a buy with Fenelon, bring us in, we take hiuns in his possession, convince him to lead us up the chain…"

"Chad"

"I like it"

"Hell no, Chad"

"You’ve taken it this far, McKenzie It’s just one ram where I adet hurt"

"There won’t be any charges ste from the armored truck robbery We won’t even cite them for conspiracy It is entrapoing to be hurt whether you continue to help us or not They’re wanted They’re armed robbers Skarda is an escaped prisoner"

"I know"

"Look, the ATF has no interest in the Iron Range Bandits, and the FBI, Harry, he’ll tell you the sa The county sheriff, the local cops--that’s a different matter We won’t intercede, not to help, not to iuns off the border no ht be useful at their trials You could even testify on their behalf An ATF operative, that ht"

"You would allow me to do that, call myself an ATF operative in open court?"

"Sure Why not?"