Chapter 153

Ric Garza was in the kitchen of Desolation Ranch getting a fresh cup of coffee when Dante Mortello called out to him.

"Ric, You better get your ass back in here. Logan's on the horn."

Dante had been at the big equipment bank monitoring incoming messages and reports, watching the scrolling of information searches while Ric took a break. Garza, a former Texas Ranger, was their resident computer expert. He'd set up programs to tap into databases all over the country, searching for similar crimes as well as any scrap of information on other Chupacabra incidents and sightings. That meant someone was in the monitor seat at all times.

"Is he on the secure phone?" Garza sat the mug of hot liquid down on the extension next to his keyboard.

Every member of the team had been given secure cell phones, encrypted as tightly as those used by the military and the CIA. Craig Stafford had both the money and the clout to obtain anything and he used them freely.