Chapter 120

Mari found Ty in the street, scanning the walkways for her. He spotted her and joined her, explaining his tardiness by telling her Gil held him up with questions and a firm grip on his shoulder. Mari nodded, caring little about Ty's excuse. He'd been late, her path to task completion had changed, and there was nothing she could do about it now.

They made a b-line to the sheriff's office where Ty and Mari explained what happened in the alley that resulted in the death of one man, and the wounding of two others. Mari explained how the men trapped her and attacked her, but she refused to give information on how she was able to disarm and then disable two men on her own. In 2014, regaling other cops with tales of her skill was acceptable and sometimes expected, but an 1850s sheriff would look at her askance and wonder about her mental state.