Victoria shook her head.
“No.”
“You were detained.”
“Without cause.”
“We had reasonable suspicion.”
“Of what?”
Grant opened his mouth.
Nothing came out.
Victoria stepped closer.
“Your body cameras were active, correct?”
Neither officer answered.
She looked toward the patrol car.
“Then preserve the footage.”
Grant’s expression changed again.
“Why?”
“Because I’m requesting it.”
Miller swallowed.
Victoria continued.
“And don’t contact anyone from Northstar Highway Services.”
That was the moment both men stopped pretending this was a misunderstanding.
Grant stared at her.
“How do you know about Northstar?”
Victoria said nothing.
Miller looked at Grant.
Grant looked back.
Their silence told her everything.
The accountant never arrived at the meeting.
His name was Peter Walsh.
He had worked for Northstar Highway Services for eleven years.
Three days earlier, he had contacted Victoria through an encrypted government channel.
