Chapter 43. Broken Man

Sitting down, I guess I should help. “Hand me a device. I may as well help.” We sit all day tracking down the images, getting IP after IP and finally feel like we have him and are able to end all this mess. Jackson, Marcus, Troy and the others spend another night planning. They have a few addresses for him and, rather than giving them to the cops, they plan to go themselves and hold him there until they’ve arrived. Marcus said they were given permission to make it a mission as the navy still need Max back from running. Jackson finally comes to bed. I decide to ask him something I had been meaning to for ages.

“Why are Troy and Marcus here so much if they have wives? Why are they putting their lives at risk, and their wives don’t mind?” He sits down and looks at me.

“It is something you won’t understand. We trained together and fought together. We have had each other’s backs for years.” I don’t get it. Why does that mean they would walk away from their families for week