CHAPTER FIFTEEN AT SEVEN A.M. MONDAY morning, Lizzie’s work began in earnest. “You’re briefing the group on the Rutherford case in a half-hour,” he told her. “There’s fresh coffee in the breakroom if you need some. We’ll be meeting in the conference room.” Nathan had his whiteboard all set up and ready to go when the team gathered to talk about each case. He opened the session by briefly introducing Lizzie to her new teammates, Annie and Ben. Then he launched into the details of the murder of the popular history teacher in San Angelo, followed by briefing his team on the Benji Patterson shooting in Abilene. “While I was onsite with Detective Ricard in Abilene, I got a call from a Deputy Nolan down in Mason, Texas. Agent Zimmerman went down and collected the initial data on that case.

