“How do we counter that?”
“I’ll be in place already when he shows up to grab her,” Hank revealed. “Matter of fact, I’m about to head her way. I won’t be able to contact her, though. I’ll only get one shot at putting him down, so I’ll have to stay in the shadows. But if Nelson does what he always does, he’ll dig like hell until he gets her location, then he’ll go in guns blazing. He’s never been one to choose subtlety when brute force is an option.”
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When Grace’s nosy neighbor proved to be a hindrance on Sunday afternoon, Javier, aka Cesar Nelson, had reluctantly decided to retreat and try again the following day.
He watched from a distance as the busybody neighbor left for work. Once he was confident the coast was clear, he sauntered up the sidewalk, jamming the building’s exterio
