Chapter 27: Ralphie Pearce II
Present-day.
Anna sat beside Levi; a victorious smile was on her face. "Josh Wright is the lead detective on the case, he and his team were first on the scene. Yet, they failed to neither apprehend nor make an identification of the suspect."
"Any witnesses or security cameras on-site?" Levi asked beside Anna.
"A witness, yes. A woman named Natalie Denver, she stated that she heard shouting followed by gunshots from outside her apartment. She looked out the window and saw a dark green sedan driving away. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to see the person driving." Anna informed.
"A trained agent getting shot while doing some top-secret work in a foreign country. Common sense is all you need to know there IS foul play."
"That’s why you mentioned his name," Sam thought out loud, earning a grin from the woman.
"Yes, I believe you had a history together," Anna states, choosing her words carefully.
"You’re keeping something from us, what is it?" Levi noted, looking at his sibling. Anna expelled a lungful of breath in frustration, Levi knew exactly her Tells.
"Pearce possessed an encrypted file in his laptop, classified information."
"About what?" Levi asked pointedly, Anna turned to him and then back to Sam. "A list of names, a watchlist of people with involvement in an international human trafficking ring. High profile individuals within the government."