Chapter 16
Agent Palmer walked under the yellow tape surrounding Jackson’s home. He operated the combo lock on the front door, entered, walked through the entire house, every room, found his way to Jackson’s home office.
He sat at Jackson’s desk. Thinking. On the bookshelf behind the desk, a framed photo of an aerial view of the Wrigley West field. Next to the photo, a round medal. He stood up. Special Operations Group was engraved on the medal. In the center, an eagle and a submachine g*n. Tertia Optio was engraved on the bottom. He knew this medal. He owned one himself.
His phone beeped. A text. On the wall adjacent to the desk, a television. He clicked the remote. Fox News, Catherine Hanson.
“This is a Fox News Alert, we just received another video from the man known as Hale, the ki
