CHAPTER 34
WHERE IS MANO?We decided to put a tail on Mano to keep an eye on him until we paid him a visit. By late afternoon, we realized how f****d we were. Mano wasn’t at his house, and, when we checked, we discovered he never showed up at work. We put out an APB on his truck and alerted units on all the major freeways. If he was heading out of Texas, he could be anywhere, but if he was heading for the Mexican border, the routes were easier to monitor.
Still, we held little hope of finding him, and it brought up more questions about Ingle—like why he didn’t call when Mano didn’t show for work. If I had a hundred thousand dollars at risk, you can bet I’d know where the guy was at all times.
Tip and I spent the rest of the day following up on leads that went nowhere. By 7:00, I was bea
