Cameron Andrews of the Baltimore PD went to prison as part of a deep undercover sting. Having exposed the drug cabal in the prison, she has been released on parole. But before Cam has time to pick up the pieces of her life, the drug ring recruits her to join their operation on the outside. Since Cam and her handlers don't know who runs the drug operation, this is a welcome, if unexpected, windfall. The team leaps into action, and soon Cam is learning about the people involved, the manufacturing of the drugs, and the delivery routes. But things are perilous. Her parole officer starts asking uncomfortable questions, and her relationship with Michael is difficult because, though they are deeply committed to one another, they live in different cities. And when the ring is busted and Cam escapes capture, the suspicions of the gang leaders zero in on Cam. Can she manage to deflect suspicion and stay undercover before she ends up back in prison ... or dead?

Out and Beyond

Cam took a deep breath. “What do we do now?” she asked.


“Keep going to my place.” There was a moment of silence.


“Yes…We’re half way back to Bethesda…It seems okay. She’s a little shook up by what happened…Yes, I’d say that…okay.” She handed the phone to Cam. “Blake wants to talk to you.”


Cam took the phone and said simply, “Hi.”


“I’m all right, maybe a little chilled. I hid in the bushes behind the eighteen-wheelers until I was sure the police had left. I know it’s hot out, but not when sitting in moist foliage.”


Blake was silent as he thought it through. “Were they all state police or were there federal, too?”


“I saw one sheriff, three state, and two unmarked. The unmarked were probably federal. In fact, I think I saw a couple that had DEA on their jumpsuits.”


“Damn,” he exclaimed, “Then we lost it all. If the Feds got hold of it, it’s gone. Okay, let me talk to Erika again.”


Chapter 39