Page 45 of Against the Clock


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Mike nodded.

“And she knew about the car accident.”

“You think she’s responsible for all of this?”I asked Max, taking some of the pressure off of Mike.

“I think she’s definitely involved.Between the seat belt left on Quinn’s bed and the situation yesterday with Julia bringing Rosie home, it doesn’t sit well with me.She’s up to something, but I don’t think she’s working alone.”

I turned to face Mike.

“Didn’t you say that the last case that Justin was working on was a child trafficking case?”

“Yeah.”

“How soon after the trial ended was Justin’s accident?”

Mike closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the cushion.

“It was the same day.”

“And the girl that was being protected was recently found dead, right?”I knew there was too much excitement in my voice, but I felt like we were finally cracking through this mystery and getting closer to knowing what was going on.

“About a week ago,” Mike confirmed.

“And the guy she put away?”Max asked, sensing where I was going with this.

“There were two,” Mike responded, pulling his phone out and typing something in the internet search bar.“A father and son. The father was the ringleader of the operation and got a life sentence.”

“But the son?”Trevor asked.

“He was released two weeks ago.”










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Quinn

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