Chapter 20 - The Manhunt in Florida
By noon, a statewide Amber and Fugitive Alert was broadcast across every television screen in the United States.
Special Agent Clara Vance of the FBI took command of the joint task force inside the Palm Beach operations hub.
"Victoria Vance is considered armed, dangerous, and fleeing capital murder charges," Agent Vance announced to her team.
Julian sat in the briefing room, reviewing satellite maps of the Everglades marshlands where the boat had fled.
"She won't leave the country without her hidden offshore account access codes," Julian noted to the agents.
"Those codes are stored inside the safe deposit box at our bank in downtown Miami," Julian added with conviction.
Agent Vance immediately dispatched three tactical units to surround the Miami financial district.
Meanwhile, deep inside a secluded fishing shack in the mangroves, Victoria washed the mud from her face.
Evelyn handed her a fresh set of clothes and a forged passport under an alias.
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"We have two hours to reach the private airstrip in Fort Lauderdale, Victoria," Evelyn warned, her voice trembling with anxiety.
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