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Mace reached toward me.

“Don’t answer.”

I stared at the screen.

The number had a Washington area code.

Spokane.

I accepted the call.

“Judy Langley.”

Silence.

Then a woman whispered,

“Did Emily send you?”

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Judy’s face went pale.

I moved closer.

“Who is it?”

She raised one finger.

Wait.

The woman on the phone breathed unevenly.

“Did Emily send you?”

Judy put the call on speaker.

“My name is Judy Langley.”

“I’m a homicide detective.”

The line went silent.

Then the woman whispered,

“He found me.”

Every Ranger in the vault went still.

“Who found you?” Judy asked.

“You know who.”

“We need you to tell us.”

“I can’t.”