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"She was the drunk driver and her own victi anywhere near the special care she needs In other words, Ted needshe’d nor to cost you"

"How much?"

"Fifty thousand," he says

I whistle "That’s a big nuuaranteed outco a thumb drive in front of me "That includes my notes, his personal history, as well as etsthe drive intothis off the record, and still using his badge?"

"There could be," Nick agrees, "thus the price tag, but we have a plan if this ever surfaces to cover his ass"

He stops there, as if I’d actually let hi more "Go on," I press "Because if he’s busted, the FBI is then linked to my facility"

"We’re covered and so are you," Nick says firmly "We’re contracted by the Feds on several Most Wanted List cases It’s known he works for me on a contract basis because of his sister’s situation We’re going to tell them ere on a case that led us to your facility With reasonable cause, Ted made the decision to lead ht arise out of this"

I shakeinvolved at all And I’ fifty thousand dollars to invite them into my facility"

Seth leans in closer "Think about this, Shane You need to shake Martina loose, and it’s better to do this on your terms, not so ht not survive, quite literally "You said you want to do the raids here and in Boulder, in unison Ted’s one man He can’t be in two places at once and this Most Wanted List idea won’t hold water for multiple locations He can’t chase so we’re sheltering fugitives"

"That’s where I coo to Boulder, report an insider tip about a raid that never et a bird’s-eye view"

My"Martina assured s"

"It’s not about e find," Nick responds "It’s about hi into you, which leads to hi all they’ve said, but not ready to make a decision "I’ll think about it What else?"