"Good Morning, Ms. Jones," Barnett chirped to the FBI Team Leader.
“How did you get this number?” shot back Juanita Jones, while making a motion to her team to get the call traced and recorded.
“That’s what I want to talk to you about,” answered Barnett in a calm tone. “As you know, we are working on the Wilcox disappearance.”
"What do you mean, 'as you know'? What makes you think I am involved in that case?"
“We keep tabs on all related activities, but that isn’t important right now. We would like to make a trade,” offered Barnett.
“A trade?”
"Yes, we are willing to give you all the information we have obtained so far in exchange for one person's protective custody."
“The FBI doesn’t make deals,” Juanita responded, judiciously sticking to standard operating procedure.
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