Chapter 79

"If those three we kept overnight are the big shots, you did fantastic. If not, two or three cars might bolt tonight and head north. My gut tells me they'll leave one behind to keep an eye on the airport.

"Did you sort anything for the group rolling in through Sedona?

"Spoke to Tark Walberg, filled him in and threw out a red flag about these folks being real troublemakers. Tark had a smart query: 'We can't stop 'em from getting in, but don't we have some solid reason to stop 'em from bailing?' What's your take on that, Shirley?"

"I need to make a quick call before I give you an answer."

"Better make it snappy, Shirley. Time's ticking."

"Felix, tell Toby to cut the engine. I'm gonna be on this line for a bit."

"Geez, Shirley, I thought you'd kicked the bucket," Thom Horne quipped when he answered the phone.

"Still wishing fo