“Arm yourselves.” Candice tore off a page for herself and another for Landry and slid the pad to Shelly. Landry took his seat between Mace and Candice as the FBI agent pushed the notepad beyond Norton to Karol. Shelly and Norton each produced an electronic writing tablet to use instead. “We’re obviously working under less than ideal circumstances,” Mace said. “But we’ll straighten those issues out. This is a joint NYPD and FBI task force. Our objective is to identify and apprehend the perps behind the abduction of Rhonda Wilson, the murder of Jason Lourdes, the murder of an unidentified male at the Lourdes’ home, as well as five canines, and the murders last night of Marshal and Deidre Wilson, Detectives Cato and Soares, and PO Lewis. These murders are being treated as the work of drug dealers, organized crime members, and terrorists.” “Next thing you know, it’ll be Martians,” Willy said. “We need to operate under the radar. As far as the department is concerned, we barely exist.
