Zoe Alvarez called at seven the next morning, and Ryder put him on speaker in the main room, the whole club gathering to hear it firsthand. "It's filed," Alvarez said, his voice carrying the particular satisfaction of a man who'd waited a long time for exactly this moment. "Federal investigation into Victor Cole and his entire operation, officially opened as of an hour ago. Shipping fraud, weapons trafficking, and I've got enough here to start building a case connecting him to at least two suspicious deaths, pending further investigation." "Reyes and my father," I said quietly. "Among others, likely, once we start pulling the full thread," Alvarez said grimly. "This is real, Zoe. This is happening. It's not fast, prosecutions like this take time, but the wheels are moving now in a way

