Chapter 25

“We can pretty well figure the motel in Topeka is part of the ring, since there’s a homeless shelter there that Durant supports,” I said. “But are they looking to hire anyone to work there. As far as that goes, are any of them? The ones in other cities where he’s helping fund a homeless shelter.”

Gavin shrugged. “Only one way to find out and that’s to check the list and then see. Of course nothing says the kids he recruits stay in the city where he finds them. The smart move would be to take them halfway across the country. I wish to hell we knew where Kyler planned on infiltrating.”

“Think back, Gavin,” I said. “You told us he was tense, the last couple of days before his death, and that he said it was because he was trying to figure out what tack to take for his next assignment. Did you see him on the computer and do you remember what he was doing?”