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“Jesus, Jim, what was all that about?” Aubrey asked. She was sitting with Keith Balon, in his Mercedes, across from the local Starbucks. They could hear all the noise of Tessa’s action live via their headsets.
“Yeah, um, Roxburgh kindly asked Officer Kramer, the male Kramer, to leave the control room,” Whitaker said with a chuckle. “And …”
“What was that guy doing there? With you?” Aubrey interrupted.
“Oh, he um … He and his female colleague were here because they heard we’ve got Larry Caldwell in custody here.”
“What?” Aubrey almost screamed. “You’re not going to tell me they took him, are you?”
“No. Roxburgh and I managed to get him out just in time. They haven’t seen him. “
“Then, where is he now? Caldwell?”
“In Sheegan’s office. Your office for now,” Whitaker chuckled.
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