Page 60 of Kevin's Destiny
“This is three thousand acres, this is roughly fourteen hundred, and across the road is five thousand. When I had someone try to come after me, they came onto my land from here, and because it was in Jim’s county, they could take them down.”
Duane explained about that and how he had been undercover for the arms dealer, and how they had taken the people out.
“Where are these people now?”
“Still sitting in jail. I have a lawyer, a federal prosecutor working on a case against them as we speak.”
“Where is this prosecutor based out of?”
“He lives at Broken Two, but works out of a building on Erin’s Way. He and another lawyer.”
“Harmon,” Yvonne said gently, but with a grin. “Did you hear about how Grayson was taken down out in LA?”
“Jesus, that was a clusterfuck, but yeah.”
“Jason Black, the federal prosecutor did it, because the woman he tried to arrest for his own son’s stupidity arrived here for protection. I don’t know the entire story, but it was investigated, and Grayson is now serving a life sentence. Along with all their accomplices. Erin Riceman doesn’t fuck around when someone goes after what she owns.”
“That’s good to know,” he said and scrubbed his face again. “I would like to see the locations mentioned, then I should have a better understanding on how we should go about this. I’m not going to step on any of your guys’ toes, I just want a visual, and not on a map.” He looked around at everyone. “I’m that type of guy, once I see it in person, I can recall everything. I think after that, we can start planning.”
“How about this?” Clark asked. “Why don’t we clean up here, we’ll take you to all the ranches, and then take you over to Broken Wheel, where the cabins are. There are four that havefour bedrooms each in them. Plenty of room for you guys to stay. I’m sure there are enough people to get you some food, so you won’t starve, and you won’t have to go back into town.” He looked at everyone, and they all agreed.
Kevin looked up and spoke into the silence. “I’m going to stay here and get things organized.”
The others agreed they would go back to their jobs, and it was Cole and Naomi that took the agents further onto New Double to show them why they were selling the horses, and then over to the other areas of the ranch. Jake and his men went along, just to refamiliarize themselves with the areas.
By the time the agents returned to where Yvonne and Kevin were working, in order to pick up their vehicles, they wore dumbfounded expressions. Kevin took one look at them, laughed, and put his fingers to his temple and threw them away from him, indicating the mind-blown signal.
“Jesus, Wilson, how did you ever find something like this?” Harmon asked with a shake of his head.
“I had a case, Myrna Trenton, a local cop up in Lakewood had a family member steal her horse. It snowballed from there. When I had to come here and meet her, Erin and I got to talking, and she offered me a job. I couldn’t resist.”
“Is she hiring for more?”
“I don’t know about security, because once RRR is up and running, either Kevin or I will move over there. I do know she’s looking for hands for here and over there. The only requirement is that you show up on time, and listen to directions. Why? Are you thinking about coming to work here?”
“It’s got to be better than the scum I’m trying to take off the streets.”
“I hear you.” They all agreed, and Kevin had them follow him back over to The Broken Wheel. Once at the cabins, he tookthem inside to have the look around, and when they went out the back door, he pointed out who lived where.
“I know you’re FBI agents, but everyone who lives in these cabins are the former SEALs, so you’ll be surrounded, and you can bet your ass, they’ll have you covered during your stay.” He shook their hands, and made sure they had his personal phone number before he left them for the night.
CHAPTER 22
“Are we ready for this?”Yvonne asked everyone in their security cabin at the beginning of New Double. It was Saturday morning, three hours before the arrival of their targets, and they were going over last-minute plans.
“Remind me again where everyone’s going to be?” Harmon rubbed the back of his neck, trying to keep all the players straight in his mind. In all his years working for the Bureau, he had never, not once, had such a coordinated mission. The more he worked with these people, the more he thought he might come work for Erin Riceman. He was only forty, so he still had a lot of good years left in him, but now wasn’t the time to think of it.
“Jake Cogburn and his Brotherhood Protectors are in town. They’ll call when your agents leave the town. Your agents have Jake’s number. Ten minutes after they leave town, Jake and his men will follow. That will give your backup, backup. And I’m sure you know this, but all of the men from Brotherhood are former military.”
“Yeah, I realized once I started doing my own background checks on them. Go on.”
“The women you met that first day, sans Erin and Naomi, are divided between Broken Two and what we’ll be referring to as the Gibson Homestead for this operation.”
“Remind me again where that is?”
“It’s across the street. The area with three homes. Laurie is the woman that brought you groceries on your first night here. She does jobs like that for Erin, making sure all the new cabins are furnished. She is dating and lives with Duane Manchester. Her mother is Lois, who is dating Cole. Lois is the woman in charge of the garden this year. Then the granddaughter is Lorissa. She’s a veterinarian, and farrier, she works on the horses’ hooves. She’s living with, and dating Tom Stolls, who has his own vet practice in town. He will be there, while Lorissa, Lois, and Laurie will be at their homes. The female military will be there to protect them.”
Yvonne walked over and refilled her coffee mug, and when she held it up, the others declined. “Duane is doing his normal job at Erin’s Way, nothing suspicious there. The regular hands there will be working close to the house. Ducky, Erin, and Naomi are there. The SEALs are, or will be, in strategic places here on New Double.”
