They had not been conducting ordinary traffic enforcement.
They had been waiting.
The question was why.
The next morning, Victoria received an unexpected call from the county sheriff’s office.
“Ms. Lane, we would like you to come in and discuss the incident.”
Victoria replied calmly.
“I have already provided my statement to federal investigators.”
“This is a local matter.”
“No,” Victoria said. “It may involve federal financial misconduct and obstruction of an active investigation.”
The line went silent.
Then the caller changed his tone.
“We are simply trying to understand what happened.”
“You can review the recording.”
“We would prefer to hear your account directly.”
“You will receive it through the proper channels.”
Victoria ended the call.
An hour later, her supervisor informed her that someone had attempted to access her government case files using an unauthorized login.
