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"Just to iot to be a real shock to Rao to Mason Lord At least the little girl should be safe now I hear that place is a fortress" He sighed "Unfortunately, with Mason Lord’s resources, I don’t bla to try his protection I did try to talk hi the FBI, but he refused, said this was the safest way to go for the ht He also wants the little girl protected froists all over her At least until we find out who’s behind all this" Savich sighed again "You want to see soot from a military satellite?"

She s of interest, sir?"

"A bit" He punched buttons on MAX, waited a moment, and then the two of thee house come onto the screen Dillon hit another button and the photo changed to another view, this one frorounds "These shots just carounds Now on to the boss man himself" He hit a key and Mason Lord’s lean, very handsome face appeared on the screen "He ain’t bad, is he?"

"No Who’s that? His daughter?"

"Nope, that’s his neife She’s younger than the daughter"

Sherlock made a rude noise They looked at more photos Finally, he hit a key and said, "This is Molly Santera and Ehter"

Sherlock was silent for several ot to do ent Dillon Savich, chief of the Criminal Apprehension Unit at the FBI, tilted back his chair, looked up, and said, "What do you suggest, Sherlock?"

"For starters I’d go see that farmer in Loveland, Colorado You know, the one who said he’d sold the truck that later turned up being driven by the guys chasing Ramsey"

He felt a tingling down his spine He sat forward, his eyes never leaving her face "You think this guy knoho they are"

"Yes, it o there, talk to him, have a really serious talk Besides, at the reed I’uys from the field office in Denver can take a ride up there and talk to the farent Anchor is already involved I’ll bet he’s also already verified to his own satisfaction that the farmer didn’t have a clue that he’d sold his truck to the kidnappers In other words, his e it unless soent Anchor is that he’s got an attitude problem He brown-noses up the chain of command at the Bureau and troot to be one of us who goes We’re not on the FBI’s side We’re on the kid’s side"

"And that makes a difference?"

"Maybe this tiers over two thick black strips that were MAX’s speakers She re Dillon hoot when MAX had made his first statement, which was, if she remembered correctly, "Hooray for the Redskins"

She said, "If it were a si, Dillon, and no one has a clue who’s behind it and what they want Well, ot to be one of the reasons Raht I’ll phone the field office and let Agent Anchor knoe’re co" Savich swiveled his chair back, pulled out his directory, and punched out so busy "Da I think e-mail should be mandatory for everybody in every department and in every field office in the FBI, maybe even everybody in the world"

She shook her head at him, picked up the phone, and punched in the saent Anchor She said to Dillon, "Phones hate you It’s ti froent Sherlock here froton I’m fine, you? Good I wanted to ask you about the Santera kidnapping Un-huh Now, about that farmer you intervieho claimed he’d sold his truck after his wife had reported it stolen?" In an instant she was staring at the phone as if it had bitten her "You’re kidding me"

She waited some more, nodded, then said, "When? How? Any leads?"

She asked more questions, then listened for a couple ofup