Chapter 49:
I read the paper over Kael's shoulder.
Warrant for the arrest of Silas Kane. Charges: arson, conspiracy to commit arson, intimidation of a witness, obstruction of justice.
"What changed?" Kael said.
Valdez looked at him.
"Wren Halloway," she said. "She gave a full statement. She gave us the gas can. She gave us the receipt for the gas can. She gave us the name of the man who bought it."
"Silas didn't buy it himself."
"No. But he gave her the money. And we've got the bank records. And we've got a witness who saw him hand her an envelope two days before the fire."
Kael looked at the paper.
"And the FBI is suddenly interested in arson?"
"The FBI has been interested in Silas Kane for eight years. We just didn't have a witness who'd talk." Valdez looked at me. "Your mother
