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was as good at them as any of her subordinates. She had a grim note in her voice as she continued. “I’ll have a team sent to the crime scene immediately and notify Miguel’s wife. In the meantime we need to get our witness to a safe house. I’ll have Johnson meet you at the scene and then escort you and the witness to the location.”
    Landon dragged his hand down his stubbled face. “Yes, Ma’am.”
    When Aguilar disconnected the call, Landon dialed Dylan.
    “Tell me you have something.” Dylan sounded like he’d had a long day. “Did you manage to meet up with Miguel?”
    Landon gripped the cell phone tighter. “He’s dead.”
    “Jesus.” Dylan’s voice was hard and much more intense than it had been when he’d first answered Landon’s call. “What happened?”
    Landon spent the next few minutes running down everything that had happened from the time he saw Tori running from the two men, her story, and identifying the body.
    Dylan cursed. “Miguel was a damned good man. We’re not going to let the bastards get away with this.”
    Landon pushed his fingers through his hair. “The witness left her belongings, including all of her ID, at the scene.”
    “So they know who she is.” Dylan growled another curse. “She’s not safe.”
    “I’m going to make sure she is.” Landon looked over his shoulder at Tori. While she talked with Marks, she was rubbing her arms with her palms as if she was freezing. “I’ll call you the moment I learn anything else,” Landon said to Dylan.
    Landon disconnected the call, holstered his phone, and headed toward Tori, who was inside the SUV like he’d instructed, and still talking with Lieutenant Marks.
    “I’m one hundred percent sure that’s our UC,” Landon told Marks when he reached the pair. “My RAC is sending out a team now.”
    “Murder of a federal agent.” Marks frowned. “I’m sure you’re going to want to take control of the investigation, but we still have jurisdiction as well.”
    Landon glanced back at the crime scene before addressing Marks. “We’ll share anything we have and I’m certain you will, too.”
    Marks nodded. “We’ll make it happen.”
    Landon was still having a hard time believing Miguel was dead, even as he made arrangements with Marks. “We’ll need to search the vehicle, collect Miguel’s things, along with the UC registration and whatever else we find.”
    After Landon and Marks went over a few more things, Landon inclined his head in Tori’s direction. “I’m taking her into protective custody and I need to get her out of here.”
    Marks nodded and turned to Tori. “I’d say good to see you, but I wish it was at a reunion and not a murder investigation.”
    Tori appeared to be exhausted. “Same here.”
    Marks gave her a concerned look. “Don’t take any chances.”
    She shifted on the passenger seat. “I don’t plan to. I’m already scared out of my mind.” She looked as scared as she said she was.
    “I don’t blame you.” Marks’s expression was concerned. He glanced at Landon. “Anything else I can do for you, Agent Walker?”
    Landon shook his head. “I’ve got it from here.”
    Marks nodded to Tori. “Take care of yourself.”
    She raised her hand in a parting wave just before Marks left and walked toward the body.
    Landon turned his attention to Tori. “Did you remember anything more than what you told me?”
    “I’ve been racking my brain, trying to remember the name of the man who killed Mateo.” She looked in the direction of the body and Landon saw her visibly shudder. “It’s like my brain is frozen. I feel numb. I can’t think straight.”
    “You’re suffering from shock.” He wanted more from her but he knew he could push her too far if he wasn’t careful. He tried to keep his voice even. “I know I’ve been asking a lot of you, but you’re going to be faced with a lot more.”
    “I understand.” She sounded close to tears.
    “The murder you witnessed,” he