Chapter 9 - Securing the Evidence
While the federal agents secured the prisoners in the air-conditioned back of the SUV, Agent Miller walked over to greet Richard and Claire.
“Are you alright, Mrs. Calloway? Do you need immediate medical attention?” Agent Miller asked with genuine professional concern.
“I’m shaken up, but my baby and I are going to be fine,” Claire replied softly, resting a protective hand over her belly.
“We intercepted the encrypted dashcam and cockpit audio feeds from your husband’s server an hour ago,” Miller revealed with a reassuring smile.
“Between those digital files and your father’s timely interception, we have more than enough to put them away for life.”
Richard nodded appreciatively, shaking the federal agent’s hand firmly in the hot desert wind.
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“Let’s get my daughter to a proper hospital in Los Angeles for a complete checkup,” Richard instructed, guiding Claire toward his plane.
They boarded the aircraft, leaving the blazing desert and the ruins of the Calloway tyranny far behind them.
