Two days passed before I could hear from Shannon. She was unharmed and looked pretty much the same as when I last saw her. It was a relief but I was not pleased that she spent her time in the hands of a culprit. With a mole in the system, it wasn’t a wonder the feds couldn’t catch the guy. I mean, how hard was it with all the equipment they had?

When Kay called me with the good news, I dropped everything I was doing and drove to the station. After waiting for what seemed like hours, she finally showed. I could barely conceal my delight as I invited...