“Well, I did warn them this could happen,” Vance stated.
“They’re big boys;” Makie pointed out. “They’ll survive now that they know you’re not deserting them on a permanent basis.”
Vance smiled a bit. “They did well enough while I was…gone. But that’s past. So what do you have for me?”
“Something that’s going to take everything you’ve got to give, Van. It was a toss-up between you and one other man, apparently, but as he’s getting married soon, you won.”
He leaned back in his chair watching her. “Why do I have the feeling I’m going to wish he had?”
“Because this one involves children.”
“f**k. How?”
“Domestic s*x trafficking of minors.”
“I thought that was the FBI’s domain. Oh.” The light dawned. “I’m on loan from them for this, I take it.”
“Let’s just say they’ve given their tacit
