Blindside

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else is happening?”
    â€œHere’s the deal, Agent Savich. I don’t like the fact that those two guys are still hanging around here either. I’m hoping that Fatso—that’s the name Sam gave one of the kidnappers—is hurt bad and that’s why they haven’t hightailed it out of here. But if he was badly hurt, then why not take him to a doctor? We have two doctors in town. Both of them call me from home every hour so I’ll know they’re okay.”
    â€œWell done,” Savich said.
    â€œYeah, but you know, the truth is, I don’t know what to make of it. They’ve got to know that everyone is looking for them. Why would they stay local?”
    â€œYou’re basing this on one witness?”
    â€œYes. Her set of eyes is just fine.”
    â€œYou shot Fatso in the arm?”
    â€œYes, that I’m sure of. Then I fired several more times while they were running back into the forest. Maybe I shot him again, I just didn’t see, all I heard was a yelp.” She drew a deep breath. “I know where they were keeping Sam. Agent Glen Hodges said he and his people will dust the place for prints when they get here.”
    â€œI’m not too happy that they’re still around, but it sounds like you’ve got everything under control. We’ll be there soon. Be careful, okay?”
    Katie pressed the “off” button on her cell. Well, she was being careful. She was keeping Sam with her, the FBI was on the way, and she’d called in all her people—with the exception of Wade, who’d already worked his butt off today. Everyone was out looking for that light gray van now.
    Her cell phone played the first bars of “Fly Me to the Moon” a minute later. A man’s voice came on the line. “Sheriff Benedict? This is Miles Kettering. I’m with Agent Savich. I’m sorry to bother you, but I just wanted to thank you, and . . . please take care of my boy. Savich told me he was still sleeping?”
    â€œYes, he’s out like a light. Do you want me to wake him up?”
    â€œOh no, it’s just that I’m—” He stalled.
    â€œI understand, Mr. Kettering. If someone had taken my child, I’d be scared out of my mind until I actually had her in my arms. You’re flying the Cessna?”
    â€œYes. It was the best I could do on short notice, but it’s a solid little plane.”
    â€œIt’s pretty bad weather here, as I’m sure you know. You’re coming in at Ackerman’s Air Field?”
    â€œYes, soon now.”
    She checked that Miles Kettering had directions from Ackerman’s Air Field to her house before disconnecting.
    She got a call not five minutes later from Glen Hodges, the SAC of the Knoxville Bureau field office.
    â€œI’ve got three agents in the car with me. We’ll be in Jessborough about two hours from now, give or take because of the weather. Is there any more you can tell me?”
    â€œNo. Everyone’s out looking for the gray van, and doing general surveillance on anyone looking like either of the two men. I gave Agent Savich the partial license plate of the van. He said he was going to call Agent Butch Ashburn.”
    â€œYeah, Savich just called me. Agent Ashburn will get the owner of that van in no time.”
    â€œAgent Savich and Mr. Kettering, the boy’s father, will be here soon as well.”
    â€œSavich didn’t say what he was doing involved in a kidnapping? Last I heard he was in L.A. playing around in one of the Hollywood studios.”
    â€œI’m sure I don’t know, Agent Hodges. I just assumed he was assigned to the case with Agent Ashburn.”
    â€œOh no, Savich is the unit chief for the Criminal Apprehension Unit at headquarters.”
    â€œWhat’s that?”
    â€œHe works mostly with computers, setting up databases and data-mining programs to help catch criminals. TheBureau set up this unit

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