In the course of the afternoon discussion, she brought them up to speed on the Bureau’s approach to apprehending bank robbers. At quarter to five, Jay joined her. He asked them to be ready the following day to help him pinpoint financial institutions in the region likely to appeal to Bandita.
Satisfied, Dawna headed for home. She’d had a good day. Unfortunately, Enrique had a better one. According to the gloating text message appearing on her cellphone that night, he’d cleared two applicants for further consideration by Human Resources. One was a Latina, putting him four points ahead of Dawna.
Wednesday morning, she was back in the Nissan, driving southeast from Amity across barren desert on a curveless highway streaked with tire marks made by vehicles braking suddenly. Reminding herself
