Chapter 27
Metro Police Department
Barnes sat at his desk, looking at the antique pendulum wall clock his wife had given him for one of his birthdays. He enjoyed the tick-tock sound, and he never tired of winding it with the brass key. The black Roman Numerals told him it had been twelve hours since his meeting with Rico Garcia. Since that time, Barnes received a computer printout of fifteen highlighted names from customs. The FBI agent who brought the list pointed out seven names as suspicious.
Barnes picked up his phone and hit a speed dial number. Lieutenant David Kowalski of the Vice Squad answered the phone a moment later, “Kowalski.”
“Dave, I need you here in my office.”
“Yes, Sir, I’m on my way.”
A minute later, Kowalski closed the door to Barnes’ office behind him. “Have a se
