Chapter 9

When William Zabo got the message, he felt a shiver down his spine—not for himself, but for his daughter. She had unknowingly stepped into the lion's den, facing dangers she couldn't fathom. What scared him more was his inability to shield her from the Valentinos. However, Patricia somehow reached out, urging him to safeguard himself from their wrath. How she found him was a mystery; he thought he'd erased any trace. Untraceable or not, now that they knew his location, he had to act cautiously. Switzerland, three hours to the North, seemed like the best refuge. Leaving quietly in the dead of night was his plan, but he couldn't shake the feeling that they might already have eyes on him.

The news made headlines nationwide. Three New York crime families' leaders walked free, thanks to tainted evidence. FBI agent Alan Robbins had broken the law, and defense attorneys successfully argued that the evidence obtained illegally tainted the entire case. The judg