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Chapter Three

What a difference a day made, Lara thought as the team assembled for a meeting in the conference room later that morning. Their optimism was gone. A somber air permeated the room. Instead of feeling victorious after arresting the kidnappers, the team was silent, grim and unusually subdued. Cass’s stabbing had wrenched them back to reality with a vengeance, reminding them that they weren’t done. Moretti had attacked again.

And it was past time to take him down.

“Our focus right now is threefold,” Victoria began, her voice reflecting the same tight-lipped determination Lara felt. “First off, we need to identify and arrest Cass’s attacker. That’s number one. We also need to figure out how Moretti is communicating from prison and find The Ghost. So I’d like to get an update on where we all stand. Xander?”

Sitting across from Lara, he cleared his throat. “I helped the NYPD interview residents around Cass’s apartment this morning, but no one saw anything. I left business cards for those not answering, asking them to call when they get home.”

“Good,” Victoria said.

“In the meantime, I’ve got a meeting at the prison this afternoon. They’ve promised to get me a copy of all the surveillance tapes from the past few months.”

Victoria jotted something on her notepad. “It’ll take time to study all those. I’ll get you some extra help.”

“Thanks.”

“I’m still waiting to hear from the cryptologist about Moretti’s picture,” Mei volunteered.

Victoria made another note. “Keep on that. If we can make some headway there, we might be able to anticipate his next move.”

“All right.”

Their boss looked up. “So where are we on the hunt for The Ghost?”

“I’m still checking the military lists,” Cass said. The sunlight streaming through the windows highlighted the purple bruise around her eye. “I’m looking at army vets who served in Afghanistan first, but we’re checking everyone out, active duty and retired. There are quite a few names, so I haven’t made much progress yet.”

“I’ll get you some more help, too. Lara and Nick can pitch in until I do.” She glanced around. “Anything else?”