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“Give it up, Fargo!” Colton called out “You’re onlyit worse”

“For who?” He pressed up against the bricks between the open door and the ,inside the doorith his other, he felt the wall, searching for the light switch There were two He switched off the er still on the switch, hethe Browning with his left hand toward theHe pressed the switch A brass light fixture over the dining table lit up, casting light into the front room Sam sidestepped across the porch, looked in thetwo un held down, and his hired help, Colton, aiun at the back door

When Colton realized hishis left side Colton whirled around, ran for the stairs, as Sa both rass as he slipped into the kitchen, to make them think he was at theOnce inside, he saw Remi’s open briefcase on the table The kitchen was eh for her to hide in “You’re surrounded!” Sah, in this case, as surrounded was Chad, on the rooftop, with Bill and Oliver listening in the van to direct the police—when they finally got there “There’s nowhere for you to go”

Unless they wanted to try to get out the upstairs s, they were momentarily trapped His weapon aimed at the stairwell, he quickly looked around, sahat looked like a closet door at the back of the stairs, and crossed the room

“Remi?” he whispered

She opened the door, a sight for sore eyes “Took you long enough”

He grinned “Where’s your gun?”

“Briefcase Barely made it here in time”

He glanced back toward the table Getting to itexposure to the stairwell Instead, he pulled his Smith & Wesson from his holster and handed it to her, as the faint sound of sirens drifted in fro to lose The police are on their way”

It was Colton who responded, shouting from inside the stairwell “If you want any witnesses alive to testify that Albert’s innocent, you’ll let me walk out of here The case is ironclad You need them”

Before Sam had a chance to respond, they heard Oren’s voice, tense “Are you insane? You’re just as guilty”

“Only if they catch uns, both of you, or I’ll blow your heads off” It was ato hiuns landed on the floor at the foot of the stairs “We’re co down,” Colton shouted “If you want your witnesses, you won’t shoot”

Two hands popped out past the wall, fingers splayed Bruno said, “Don’t shoot”

Saed, hands raised “Stop!” Saround”