CHAPTER NINE
Mackenzie did not have cell phone reception until she was back off of the gravel road so she wasn’t able to call McGrath with an update for another ten minutes. His secretary said he was out of the office and he did not answer his cell phone. She decided not to leave a message and, instead, called up Sheriff Tate.
Tate didn’t answer either but as his voicemail kicked on, she remembered him telling her how his outdated phone had been misbehaving. She hung up, frustrated, but before she had time to get angry, Tate called her directly back.
“Told ya,” he said. “This damned phone. Anyway, what can I do for you, Agent White?” he asked.
“How quickly can you meet me at the station with a few of your best men?”
“I’m at the station right now. And if it’s concerning Kenny Skinner,
