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“I expect you to remember what happened the last time you refused my terms.”

Iron Ridge burns through my memory.

Flames climbing the porch.

Smoke covering Sean’s home.

“You failed,” Sean says. “We saved the backpack.”

“I won’t fail again.”

The line disconnects.

Taylor looks at his map.

“I couldn’t isolate Sally’s location.”

“Could she be inside the depot?” Kane asks.

“Possibly.”

“Or Navarro wants us to think she is,” Holt says.

Sheriff Cruz returns.

“Pueblo police are evacuating the office wing. Bomb squad is six minutes out.”

Sean looks at Frank.

“How long to fly to Pueblo?”

“Our plane can have us there in less than an hour,” Trent answers.

“That leaves thirty minutes to reach the depot.”

“Local airport is twelve miles away,” Taylor says.

“We’ll make it.”

Sage reaches for the brass key.

Sean catches her hand.

“No.”

“He asked for me.”

“He isn’t getting you.”

“Then he’ll kill Sally.”

“We’ll find another way.”

“In ninety minutes?”

“Yes.”

“How?”