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I sat beside her. “What you’re about to see is a video of a woman we believe is Ms. Yáñez. She has been tortured. The person who sent it has very specific instructions. He will free Ms. Yáñez—”
“Her name is Jada.”
I nodded. “My apologies. He said he will free Jada in exchange for Luisa.”
Press shook his head. “No fucking way.”
“What are the instructions?” Luisa asked.
Press continued to shake his head.
“What are they?”she shouted.
“He wants you to come to where he’s holding her. He said if he sees or hears anyone other than you, he’ll kill her.”
“Where?”
“Once he receives a response to his message, he’ll tell you where to go.”
“This is ludicrous,” Press muttered.
Luisa looked at me. “I want to see it.”
When he refused to relent, I stood and walked over to the window. It wasn’t up to me. However, if Luisa wanted to see it, Press should not stop her from doing so. I turned to face them when I heard her say my name.
Press nodded, and I called out to Magnet to join us.
He placed a tablet on the table and spoke directly to Luisa. “The voice has been digitally enhanced to make it unrecognizable, and the only person visible is Jada.”
“Go ahead,” she told him.
When the video concluded, I picked up the tablet. “Zeppelin is working to triangulate the location using cell towers. Once we’ve done that, we’ll use overheads to get a clear read on where Jada is being held.”
Luisa shook her head. “Don’t bother. I know where she is.”
“Where?” asked Press.
“I’ll show you,” she said, pointing to the tablet.
I returned it to Magnet, and as soon as the video began, Luisa pointed to the upper right corner.
“See that? It’s an on-air sign.”
“Like for a radio or TV show?” Tank asked.
“Yes.” She pointed at it again. “Look at the lower left corner. Part of it is cracked, and someone tried to fix it with blue adhesive. It’s at the SLO underground radio station. Jada and I did an internship there when we were in high school.”
I looked over at Zeppelin. “Transport is on the way.”
I stepped closer to Tank. “Keep the NRO on this. We need every detail, every schematic of the building where this is located. Everything possible they can get to us.”
I cringed inwardly when I heard Press say Zin Oliver had also worked there. I was aware of the clandestine relationship between him and Jada, and the last thing any of us needed was his interference.
“Get in touch with Doc,” I said to Zep at the same time I stepped out of the room to ring Tryst.
“Laird has just informed us Jada is being held captive,” he said in a low voice when he answered my call.
“Tell me, is Zin there?”
