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Will didn't get fired; he resigned. He didn't want to create a publicity problem for Sheriff Perez, who came back from his honeymoon to a big, complicated mess. The DEA was upset, his own department was upset, and Cindy…Cindy was missing.
Will blamed himself for that.
"I should have seen it," he told Perez. "I went through everyone's background in detail except for hers. If I had, maybe I would have seen the problem."
The sheriff, whose tropical honeymoon glow was quickly fading, scratched his tanned face. "I never saw it coming either. Cindy Tran, Jesus. She's a star employee. We need to find her and get her into custody."
"I don't think it's her fault. I dug a little deeper and found out her family owes Buckaroo money. He probably made her do it in exchange for not calling in the
