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Wind tears across the pavement.

Seven Iron Ridge Protectors turn toward it.

Navarro believes he can move six girls before anyone reaches them.

He believes distance will protect him.

He believes another warehouse gives him another place to hide.

He is wrong.

I take Hayley’s hand.

Sage stands beside us.

My team surrounds us.

And for the first time since my daughter appeared at my door, we know exactly where Emilio Navarro is.

This time, he doesn’t get away.

24

SEAN

The helicopter flies south.

Mountains rise on both sides of us.

The sun is beginning to disappear behind the western ridge.

In less than an hour, darkness will cover the abandoned warehouse.

Navarro plans to move six girls at midnight.

I don’t believe him.

Men like Navarro lie about time because it gives them control.

If he knows Patrick is in custody and Sally survived the depot, he may move them now.

Taylor works from a computer secured to the helicopter's floor.

Satellite images of the San Luis Freight Terminal fill the screen.

The main warehouse is long and narrow.

Two loading docks face east.

An office building is attached to the northern side.

Five trucks remain on the property.

Navarro’s black SUV is parked near the western fence.

“How recent?” Kane asks.

“Seven minutes.”