Chapter 19
The day began quietly. The sun rose, spilling warm light on another August day, but as the time for Phoebe’s bail hearing approached, distant thunder rumbled a storm warning. Dark clouds clung to the mountains, then were torn free, pushed by a front that seemed intent on driving them toward the city.
Jake turned his back on the window and the storm. His team, most of it on loan from Matt, who had been called away on a minor emergency, awaited the call to action. “Does everyone know what they’re supposed to do?”
Riggs and a young pony-tailed boy named, Henry, both in black jumpsuits and SWAT-type gear, gave him a thumbs up. Because of his youth, Henry’s was a tad more enthusiastic than Riggs’. A huge tad. Jake almost didn’t recognize Alice without her upscale suit and heels. S
