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“We’ll need soethappened just as you said But with Tressler dead, we don’t even have a starting point”

A thought occurred to Keira, but before she could voice it, Callahan said, “I know But like I said, I’ht now” He rubbed the back of his neck “Maybe my brain will function better after I’ve had a couple hours of sleep”

While Ryan Callahan slept, Cody called the agency and got the contact information for the backup teaed for the pickup on Steve Tressler’s body, along with everything else Then Keira and Cody unpacked, sorted and stacked in neat piles the assets they’d brought with them

Cody smiled ruefully when they were done “Doesn’t look like much to take down an army”

Keira’s eyes ate,” she said quietly “Not ar”

“True But you weren’t around six years ago, so you don’t kno quickly things can heat up with the New World Militia” He drew a deep breath and let it out slowly, tiredness tugging at him He needed sleep, too Maybe not as much as Callahan, but “I wonder who else’s name was on that hit list”

“Could yours be on it?”

“If the list has anything to do hat Callahan calls ancient history, it’s likely I orking undercover in the ht back “Must be alo when I started”

He s to Tressler—he’s not a local I knew everyone around here when I was the sheriff, and the na a bell, which means he had to have moved here after I left So even if he saw my name on the list”

There was an expression on Keira’s face Cody couldn’t read “Do you think whoever was following you in Denver”

“Was there to kill ht had crossed my mind But it’s pure speculation at this point” He made a face of frustration “I e knehat that key is for I e knehat Tressler meant”

“I wish he were still alive to tell us,” Keira said softly, turning her face away momentarily, as if to hide her expression from him

Cody realized she wasn’t just regretting Tressler’s death fro about the loss of a hu shot through him that he hadn’t It was easy to tell himself he didn’t know Tressler, and therefore his death didn’t affect him except in a professional capacity, but still

“What’s our next step?” Keira asked

“I hate to say it after we’ve co oing to get, stuck in my cabin—I don’t even have a phone here, e can be spotty at times”

“What about Callahan? We can’t just leave hi about hi her promise to Mandy

“When McKinnon gets back, he can shadow Callahan I want you to focus on the investigation side”

She opened her mouth—to protest, Cody was sure, so he added, “McKinnon told s out, putting puzzle pieces together to solve a case That’s all we’ve got right now—a few scattered pieces of the puzzle that don’t seem to make sense I need you to concentrate on that”

“Okay” She was silent for a moment “In D’Arcy’s office you said the New World Militia was destroyed six years ago What did you mean? What can you tell me about it?”

He considered what to tell her, what ht be iton was, right?” She nodded “Callahan and I took Pennington down the hard way, together” He didn’t have to draw her a picture “Pennington kept anization in his own hands, so without him to run it, the militia fell apart”