A.J. drove to the warehouse where Taylor had his business. In minutes he was moving silently across the asphalt-topped roof of the building and knelt to remove the access panel. Silently, he dropped into the opening.
On quiet feet, he made his way to the warehouse office. There were several sentries, but A.J. eluded them with ease. When he got to the glass-enclosed office, he knelt down so as not to be seen by the obviously angry man inside. He was throwing things. A.J. heard them cracking off the Plexiglas.
“Of all the incompetence. Listen to me and listen to me good. I want those guns.”
“But I don’t know where he is,” the voice came over the speakerphone. “I tracked him to Mexico, but he changed license plates on the U-Haul to throw me off.”
“I don’t care—”
A.J. heard the line beep. “Wait, Ray, I have someone on the other line.”
A.J. heard the voice change.
“Mr. Taylor?”
“Yes.”
“Jimmy Lee Moran in Tahoe. I wanted to check with you. There’s some guy here who claims to be selling a shipment of guns for you. Since you didn’t contact me about the shipment, I wanted to make sure it was legit.”
“What’s the guy’s name?”
“Buckner.”
“This is too rich. When did Buckner contact you?”
“Just five minutes ago.”
“That’s great. When did he say he could give you delivery?”
“Tomorrow.”
“Take him out for me, and you can name your price for the guns.”
“That’s a deal I’ll take.”
“Keep me posted,” Taylor said as he switched back to the other line.
“Listen, Ray, Jimmy just called. The bastard is in Tahoe trying to unload my guns to my clients. I want you to meet my man at the airport and fly out there.”
“What for?”
“To take care of him.”
“Why can’t Jimmy do it?”
“This is extra insurance. And you’re the one who hired the bastard. I want you to take care of it. No little nobody military punk is going to make me a laughingstock,” Taylor said.
A.J. silently made his way out of the warehouse. An unsettled feeling twisted his gut. They were going to kill his brother.
* * *
When A.J. walked into the division, Sienna rose from her desk. “Where have you been? We caught a break—”
“I know where David is. We’ve got to go.”
“Where?”
“Tahoe.”