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“And you believed him? Yuran runs one of the biggest Russian Mafia organizations in the greater D.C. area.”
“I know all about Yuran. There was no reason for him to lie to me. I’m not a cop, and I wasn’t after him.”
“He could be involved in Morton’s murder. Morton and Ralston were executed.”
“Common among the mob, but it’s not Yuran’s M.O.”
“And you know this,” Noah said flatly.
“I do my research.”
“I’d like to know where you get your information.”
“That’s confidential.”
They were at a standoff, but Sean wasn’t budging. He’d done enough research into Yuran to be confident he didn’t have any interests in the online sex business. If he thought there was anything there, he’d have given up his information, but Sean wasn’t burning his brothers because they did him a favor that was bordering on illegal.
“You’re getting under my skin, Rogan. I should hold you for questioning.”
Sean stood. “If you’re accusing me of a crime, this conversation is over.”
“Let’s start with interfering with a federal criminal investigation.”
Sean started toward the door. “Call my lawyer.”
Kate said, “Sean don’t go.”
“I’m not playing the power game with a Fed. I’ve been burned before.” He glanced at Noah, who stared at him.
“You can’t stay out of trouble,” Noah snapped.
Hans said, “Noah, stop jerking Sean’s chain.”
“I think it’s more like he wants me on a leash,” Sean mumbled.
“Truce,” Hans said. “We’re on the same team here.”
Hans was right. Sean didn’t have to like Noah Armstrong, but he should have been smarter than to allow the cop to get under his skin.
Kate tapped Fran Buckley’s personnel file. “Vigilantes targeting parolees. Morton fits.”
Sean turned to Kate, stunned. “What are you doing?”
“It’s connected, Sean.” She gave him a look that told him to back down. Reluctantly, Sean did, but he inwardly fumed. He didn’t trust Noah Armstrong not to quash Lucy’s dream of becoming an FBI agent. If he thought Lucy had any knowledge of these murders, she was done.
Hans spoke up. “Lucy uncovered a string of vigilante murders tied to the victim’s rights group Women and Children First. She brought the information to Kate and Dillon, and they asked for my profile of the players who may be involved.”
Sean had liked Hans Vigo from the minute they met, and now his estimation of the profiler was even higher. The seasoned Fed was brilliant, telling the truth without giving details that might put Lucy’s application in jeopardy.
“You’re saying Morton was killed by a vigilante?” Noah asked.
Hans nodded and gave Noah a rundown on what Lucy had discovered, Brad Prenter’s murder, and the other dead parolees. He concluded, “According to Lucy’s detailed records, of the twenty-eight cases she worked on, most were reincarcerated, but eight are dead.”
“Being dead doesn’t mean—”
Hans interrupted. “They were all killed on the night they were supposed to be arrested.”
Kate said, “There are several people at WCF doing the same thing, but Lucy couldn’t access those records.”
