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When he got to the back door of the surveillance van Nathan reached out to knock. The sound of his knuckles on the panel was loud in the quiet of the night and he looked around quickly, in case anyone had heard him.
The door swung open almost immediately to reveal Grey, who showed an obvious relief at being able to escape the confines of the van. He was out of it almost before he had the door fully open. “Where’s the team?” he asked, looking around for the officers he expected to see.
“Out of sight,” Nathan answered, amused by the younger detective’s attempt to sound more experienced and involved. “What’s the latest?” He looked past his subordinate to the surveillance team’s senior officer as he posed the question.
“Nothing much. The van appears to be leaving town, heading South. It
