“As requested by Major Scaran,” he said when they tasted their coffee, “we arrested one Maria Reynaldo-Lopez as an undocumented alien in my country on Wednesday. She is from Guatemala. Also taken into custody was her bodyguard—or pimp, as you will. He is a member of Los Zetas and we have him in custody right now pending further investigation. The woman remains isolated. I have told her nothing more than she might be imprisoned or deported. And so—what’s next?”
“Chief Inspector, we appreciate your cooperation.” Shake put his coffee cup on the table and offered one of his cigars. The policeman accepted politely but slipped the smoke into a shirt pocket and refused the light Shake offered. “As Major Scaran explained, we are here to look into what we believe is criminal activity on the part o
