Chapter 11: The Sting
Detective Vance coordinated the operation from an unmarked van parked down the street from Arthur Davies' secure motel. Julian sat beside him, watching the black-and-white infrared monitors.
At 2:00 AM, a shadow moved across the motel's exterior stairwell. The hitman, a known local enforcer, picked the lock with practiced efficiency. He stepped inside, raising a suppressed pistol toward the bed.
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He didn't make it a second step.
SWAT operatives, waiting in the darkness of the adjoining room and the bathroom, flooded the space with tactical lights. The hitman was disarmed and on the floor in seconds. Facing federal conspiracy and attempted murder charges, he didn't hesitate. Before Vance even returned to the precinct, the hitman formally agreed to testify that Eleanor had directly financed the assassination attempt.
