Chapter 4

The police department called, saying they'd taken full control of the negotiation unit's affairs. Personnel assignment plans were finalized, and the list of those being sent to conflict zone postings had been announced.

I was pleased with their efficiency, only specifically requesting they retrieve the video footage from the day my daughter was kidnapped.

Not just the call recordings, but the command center surveillance too.

I hadn't been able to access it before because Adrian had suppressed it.

Those old colleagues all deferred to him---claiming equipment malfunctions, damaged recordings, always some excuse.

Now, no one could protect him anymore.

When…