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Rebecca tried phoning the number connected to the text message about Baranski, but no one answered. She got Bo Benson to check on the owner of the number, only to learn it was a cheap burner phone. "I have no idea who would have sent me that text,” Rebecca said while Richie drove as quickly as he dared back to San Francisco.
“Which means, as I said,” Richie warned, “the text could be a ruse to trap you again.”
“But why? If Charkov did send the text, it's to tell me where Yuri's body is. The last thing Charkov wants is for Yuri to be taken alive. Once in custody, he could talk about Charkov's gang and maybe give the FBI all the intel they need."
"That's true," Richie said, "if Yuri is dead. But what if he's alive? Then, what’s going on? I’d like to call Shay to check to see if the pl
