“Both of you need to hear this,” he said. “Senator James Yellowhair was just kidnapped, apparently on the way to work. I want you two on this case as of right now. Everything else takes second place. Is that clear?” It took a moment for Ella to process what he said. She couldn’t remember the last time someone of that stature in the tribe had been kidnapped. In fact, she didn’t think it had ever happened before. “What do we know about this so far?” she asked, her thoughts already focused, and her training taking over. “I’ll tell you what I’ve heard, but I’ll be quick because I want your team at the crime scene, pronto. Twenty minutes ago, Joseph Neskahi found the senator’s car abandoned near the main highway about two miles from the senator’s home. He called it in when he saw the state government plates and, while he waited, he found the letter the kidnappers left stating their demands. Just to make sure it wasn’t a hoax, Neskahi had another officer go check at Yellowhair’s home, but he wasn’t there or at his office.” Big Ed glanced at Justine.
