30 OFF-RAMP TEMPE, ARIZONA
Early the Next Morning
Michael Cassell waited near the top of the off-ramp at the Scottsdale exit of the Loop 202. He scanned the horizon for a blue Tesla Model 3. But even with no traffic on the road, the vehicle was nowhere in sight. It was already past 3 a.m. and his assigned attorney had not arrived. Michael decided to wait another five minutes before calling the attorney again. When no one answered his subsequent call, he called Daniel instead.
“Hey, Dan. Sorry to bother you so early,” Michael said.
“No problem, Michael,” Dan said in a groggy voice. “What’s up?”
He sat up in bed so that he could focus on the conversation.
“I hate to say this and get someone in trouble, but I’m doing the off-ramp inspection in the Prato case. I thought that someo
